Exhibit 10.1 


 


June
18, 2018


 


Thunder
Bridge Acquisition, Ltd.


9912
Georgetown Pike


Suite
D203


Great
Falls, Virginia 22066


 


Re: Initial
Public Offering


 


Gentlemen:


 


This
letter (this “Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement
(the “Underwriting Agreement”) to be entered into by and among Thunder Bridge Acquisition, Ltd., a Cayman
Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. as representative (the “Representative”)
of the several underwriters (each, an “Underwriter” and collectively, the “Underwriters”),
relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “Public Offering”), of 25,875,000 of the Company’s
units (including up to 3,375,000 units that may be purchased to cover over-allotments, if any) (the “Units”),
each comprised of one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary
Shares”), and one warrant. Each Warrant (each, a “Warrant”) entitles the holder thereof
to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units shall be sold in the Public Offering
pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 and prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and the Company shall
apply to have the Units listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 11 hereof.


 


In
order to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Public Offering
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Thunder Bridge Acquisition
LLC (the “Sponsor”) and the undersigned individuals, each of whom is a member of the Company’s
board of directors and/or management team (each, an “Insider” and collectively, the “Insiders”),
hereby agrees with the Company as follows:


 


1. The
Sponsor and each Insider agrees that (A) if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed Business Combination, then in
connection with such proposed Business Combination, it or he shall (i) vote any Shares owned by it or him in favor of any
proposed Business Combination and (ii) not redeem any Shares owned by it or him in connection with such shareholder approval,
(B) if the Company engages in a tender offer in connection with any proposed Business Combination, it or he shall not sell any
Shares to the Company in connection therewith and (C) if the Company seeks shareholder approval of any proposed amendment to the
Charter prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, it or he shall not redeem any Shares owned by it or him in connection
with such shareholder approval.


 


2. The
Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees that in the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the
time period set forth in the Charter, the Sponsor and each Insider shall take all reasonable steps to cause the Company to (i) cease
all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business
days thereafter, subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Ordinary Shares sold as part of the Units in
the Public Offering (the “Offering Shares”), at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal
to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account
and not previously released to the Company to pay any taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided
by the number of then outstanding Offering Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish all Public Shareholders’
rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law,
and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining
shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii)
above to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of
applicable law. The Sponsor and each Insider agrees to not propose any amendment to the Charter that would affect the substance
or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Company does not complete a Business
Combination within the time period described in the Prospectus, unless the Company provides its public shareholders with the opportunity
to redeem their Ordinary Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to
the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and
not previously released to the Company to pay any taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Offering Shares.


 






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The
Sponsor and each Insider acknowledges that it or he has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held
in the Trust Account or any other asset of the Company as a result of any liquidation of the Company with respect to the Founder
Shares held by it. The Sponsor and each Insider hereby further waives any claim such Sponsor or Insider may have in the future
as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund
for any reason whatsoever except in each case with respect to the Insider’s right to a pro rata interest in the proceeds
held in the Trust Fund for any Offering Shares such Sponsor or Insider may hold.


 


3. During
the period commencing on the effective date of the Underwriting Agreement and ending 180 days after such date, the Sponsor and
each Insider shall not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree
to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly,
or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder,
with respect to any Units, Ordinary Shares, Founder Shares, Warrants or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable
for, Ordinary Shares owned by it or him, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole
or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Units, Ordinary Shares, Founder Shares, Warrants or any securities
convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares owned by it or him, whether any such transaction is to
be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction
specified in clause (i) or (ii). Each of the Insiders and the Sponsor acknowledges and agrees that, prior to the effective
date of any release or waiver, of the restrictions set forth in this Section 3 or Section 7 below, the Company shall announce
the impending release or waiver by press release through a major news service at least two business days before the effective
date of the release or waiver. Any release or waiver granted shall only be effective two business days after the publication date
of such press release. The provisions of this Section will not apply if the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer
not for consideration and the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this Letter Agreement
to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the transfer.


 


4. In
the event of the liquidation of the Trust Account, the Sponsor (which for purposes of clarification shall not extend to any other
shareholders, members or managers of the Sponsor) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any and all loss,
liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, whether pending or threatened, or any claim whatsoever)
to which the Company may become subject as a result of any claim by (i) any third party for services rendered or products
sold to the Company or (ii) a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a letter of intent, confidentiality
or other similar agreement or a Business Combination agreement (a “Target”); provided, however,
that such indemnification of the Company by the Sponsor shall apply only to the extent necessary to ensure that such claims by
a third party for services rendered (other than the Company’s independent public accountants) or products sold to the Company
or a Target do not reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.10 per share of the Offering Shares or
(ii) such lesser amount per share of the Offering Shares held in the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the
trust assets as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, in each case, net of the amount of interest earned on the
property in the Trust Account which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party (including a Target)
who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s
indemnity of the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
In the event that any such executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against such third party, the Sponsor shall not be responsible
to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. The Sponsor shall have the right to defend against any such claim
with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Company if, within 15 days following written receipt of notice of the
claim to the Sponsor, the Sponsor notifies the Company in writing that it shall undertake such defense.


 






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5. To
the extent that the Underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 3,375,000 Units within
45 days from the date of the Prospectus (and as further described in the Prospectus), the Sponsor agrees to forfeit, at no cost,
a number of Founder Shares in the aggregate equal to 843,750 multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is 3,375,000
minus the number of Units purchased by the Underwriters upon the exercise of their over-allotment option, and (ii) the denominator
of which is 3,375,000.


 


6. (a)
The Sponsor and each Insider hereby agree not to participate in the formation of, or become an officer or director of, any other
any other special purpose acquisition company with a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, until the Company has entered into a definitive agreement regarding an initial Business Combination or unless the
Company has failed to complete a Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter.


 


(b) The
Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees and acknowledges that: (i) the Underwriters and the Company would be irreparably injured
in the event of a breach by such Sponsor or an Insider of its, his or her obligations under Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6(a), 7(a),
7(b), and 9, as applicable, of this Letter Agreement (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach
and (iii) the non-breaching party shall be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that
such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of such breach.


 


7. (a) The
Sponsor and each Insider agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Founder Shares (or Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion
thereof) until 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 Ordinary Shares 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 shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property (the “Founder
Shares Lock-up Period”).


 


(b) The
Sponsor and each Insider agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Private Placement Warrants (or Ordinary Shares issued
or issuable upon the conversion of the Private Placement Warrants), until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination
(the “Private Placement Warrants Lock-up Period”, together with the Founder Shares Lock-up Period,
the “Lock-up Periods”).


 


(c) Notwithstanding
the provisions set forth in Sections 7(a) and (b), Transfers of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and Ordinary
Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants or the Founder Shares and that are
held by the Sponsor, any Insider or any of their permitted transferees (that have complied with this Section 7(c)), are permitted
(a) to the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of the Company’s officers
or directors, any members of the Sponsor, or any affiliates of the Sponsor; (b) in the case of an individual, transfers by
gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family, to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s
immediate family or an affiliate of such person, or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, transfers
by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, transfers pursuant
to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) transfers by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation
of a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the securities were originally purchased; (f) transfers
in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the completion of an initial Business Combination; (g) transfers
by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Sponsor’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of
the Sponsor; (h) in the event of the Company’s liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other
similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares
for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination; and (i)
transfers in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination with the Company’s consent to any third party;
provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (e), (h) and (i), these permitted transferees must enter into
a written agreement agreeing to be bound by the restrictions herein.


 






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8. The
Sponsor and each Insider represents and warrants that it, he or she has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any
securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended
or revoked. Each Insider’s biographical information furnished to the Company (including any such information included in
the Prospectus) is true and accurate in all respects and does not omit any material information with respect to the Insider’s
background. Each Insider’s questionnaire furnished to the Company is true and accurate in all respects. Each Insider represents
and warrants that: it, he or she is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order
or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction;
it or he has never been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any crime (i) involving fraud, (ii) relating to any financial
transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and it or he is
not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding.


 


9. Except
as disclosed in the Prospectus, neither the Sponsor nor any Insider nor any affiliate of the Sponsor or any Insider, nor any director
or officer of the Company, shall receive from the Company any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee, monies in respect
of any repayment of a loan or other compensation prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate
the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is), other
than the amounts described in the Prospectus under the heading “Summary – The Offering – Limited Payments to
Insiders.”


 


10. The
Sponsor and each Insider has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it is bound (including, without limitation,
any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this
Letter Agreement and, as applicable, to serve as an officer and/or director on the board of directors of the Company and hereby
consents to being named in the Prospectus as an officer and/or director of the Company.


 


11. As
used herein, (i) “Business Combination” shall mean a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition,
stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more businesses; (ii) “Shares”
shall mean, collectively, the Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares; (iii) “Founder Shares” shall
mean (a) the 6,468,750 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, initially issued
to the Sponsor (up to 843,750 Shares of which are subject to complete or partial forfeiture by the Sponsor if the over-allotment
option is not exercised by the Underwriters) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or $0.003 per share, prior to the consummation
of the Public Offering; (iv) “Initial Shareholders” shall mean the Sponsor and any Insider that
holds Founder Shares; (v) “Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the Warrants to purchase up to
8,837,500 Ordinary Shares of the Company which the Sponsor and Cantor have agreed to purchase for an aggregate purchase price
of $8,837,500, or $1.00 per whole Private Placement Warrant, in a private placement that shall occur simultaneously with the consummation
of the Public Offering; (vi) “Public Shareholders” shall mean the holders of securities issued
in the Public Offering; (vii) “Trust Account” shall mean the trust fund into which a portion of
the net proceeds of the Public Offering shall be deposited; (viii) “Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale
of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of
or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with
respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) entry
into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership
of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public
announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b); and (ix) “Charter”
shall mean the Company’s memorandum and articles of association, as the same may be amended from time to time.


 


12. This
Letter Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the
extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter Agreement may
not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except
by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto.


 


13. No
party hereto may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section shall be void and ineffectual and shall
not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter Agreement shall be binding on the
Sponsor and each Insider and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and permitted transferees.


 






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14.
Nothing in this Letter Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties
hereto any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Letter Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise
or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements contained in this Letter Agreement shall
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns
and permitted transferees.


 


15.
This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall
for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.


 


16.
This Letter Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of this Letter Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu
of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this
Letter Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and
enforceable.


 


17. This
Letter 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.
The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to,
this Letter Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of New York City, in the State of New York, and irrevocably
submit to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive and (ii) waive any objection to such
exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.


 


18. Any
notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Letter 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 facsimile transmission.


 


19. This
Letter Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Lock-up Periods or (ii) the liquidation
of the Company; provided, however, that this Letter Agreement shall earlier terminate in the event that the Public Offering is
not consummated and closed by December 31, 2018; provided further that Section 4 of this Letter Agreement shall survive such liquidation.


 


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	 	Sincerely,
       
	 	 
	 	THUNDER
    BRIDGE ACQUISITION LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Gary A. Simanson
	 	 	Name:
        Gary A. Simanson

        Title:
          Managing Member

	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Gary A. Simanson
	 	 	Name: Gary
    A. Simanson
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Peter J. Kight
	 	 	Name: Peter
    J. Kight
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    William A. Houlihan
	 	 	Name: William
    A. Houlihan
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    John Wu
	 	 	Name: John
    Wu
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Mary Anne Gillespie
	 	 	Name: Mary
    Anne Gillespie
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Angela Mariana Freyre
	 	 	Name: Angela
    Mariana Freyre
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Robert Hartheimer
	 	 	Name: Robert
    Hartheimer
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Stewart J. Paperin
	 	 	Name: Stewart
    J. Paperin
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Eugene S. Putnam, Jr.
	 	 	Name: Eugene
    S. Putnam, Jr.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Allerd D. Stikker
	 	 	Name: Allerd
    D. Stikker
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Ming Shu
	 	 	Name: Ming
    Shu


 


	Acknowledged
    and Agreed:        	 
	 	 
	THUNDER
    BRIDGE ACQUISITION, LTD.	 
	 	 
	/s/
    Gary A. Simanson	 
	Name:	 Gary
    A. Simanson	 
	Title:	Chief Executive
    Officer	 


 


 


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