Exhibit 10.3


 


REGISTRATION AND STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT


 


THIS REGISTRATION AND STOCKHOLDER
RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 9, 2021, is made and entered into by and among Power
& Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), XPDI Sponsor II LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and the undersigned parties listed under Holder on the
signature pages hereto (each such party together with the Sponsor and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement
pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement, a “Holder” and collectively the “Holders”).


 


RECITALS


 


WHEREAS, the Sponsor
currently owns 7,097,500 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common
Stock”) and the other Holders currently own an aggregate of 90,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, which were received from
the Sponsor;


 


WHEREAS, the Class
B Common Stock are convertible into the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”),
at the time of the initial Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, on the terms and conditions provided in
the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as may be amended from time to time;


 


WHEREAS, on December
9, 2021, the Company entered into those certain Subscription Agreements with certain funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Inc. (the
“BlackRock Entities”) pursuant to which, among other things, the BlackRock Entities agreed to purchase an aggregate
of 2,000,000 warrants (or up to 2,225,000 warrants if the Underwriters’ (as defined below) option to purchase additional
units in connection with the Company’s initial public offering is exercised in full) (the “BlackRock Warrants”),
in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering;


 


WHEREAS, on December
9, 2021, the Company and the Sponsor entered into that certain Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor
agreed to purchase 8,000,000 warrants (or up to  8,900,000 warrants if the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional
units in connection with the Company’s initial public offering is exercised in full) (the “Sponsor Warrants”
and, together with the BlackRock Warrants, the “Private Placement Warrants”), 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 Business Combination (as defined below), the Sponsor or certain
of the Company’s officers or directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as the Company may require, of which
up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into an additional 1,500,000 Private Placement Warrants (the “Working Capital
Warrants”); 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 mutual 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 the 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.


 


“BlackRock Entities”
shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.


 


“BlackRock Warrants”
shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.


 


“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.


 


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


 


“Commission”
shall mean the U.S. 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.


 




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“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 2.3.1.


 


“Founder Shares”
shall mean the Class B Common Stock 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 and (B) subsequent to the Business Combination, (x) the date on which the
closing 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 the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Sponsor and each of the Company’s
officers, directors and director nominees.


 


“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 case of a Prospectus, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.


 


“Nominee”
is defined in Section 6.1.


 


“Permitted Transferees”
shall mean a 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
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 Warrants that are held by the initial
purchasers of such Private Placement Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, and any of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon
the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants and that are held by the initial purchasers of the Private Placement
Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business
Combination.


 






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


 


“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 (including any shares of Common Stock or other equivalent equity security issued or issuable upon the
conversion of any such Founder Shares or exercisable for Common Stock), (b) the Private Placement Warrants (including any shares of the
Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Private Placement Warrants), (c) the Working Capital Warrants (including
any shares of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of working capital loans) (d) any outstanding shares of the Common
Stock or any other equity security (including the shares of the 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, and (e) any other equity security of the Company issued or
issuable with respect to any such shares 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: (i) 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; (ii) 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; (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding;
or (iv) 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.


 


“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;


 




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(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 or the Takedown Requesting Holder initiating an Underwritten Shelf
Takedown.


 


“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.


 


“Shelf”
shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.1.


 


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


 


“Sponsor Director”
means an individual elected to the Board that has been nominated by the Sponsor pursuant to this Agreement.


 


“Subsequent Shelf
Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.2.


 


“Takedown Requesting
Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.3.


 


“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.


 


“Underwritten
Shelf Takedown” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.3.


 


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


 




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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 five (5) 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 three (3) business 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; provided, further, that an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall not count as a Demand
Registration.


 


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; 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
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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 Underwriters 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 Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration, in good
faith, advise 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 Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company
desires to sell, which can be sold 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 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 Number of Securities.


 


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 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
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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 seven (7) 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 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 three (3) 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 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 Underwriters
selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company. The notice periods set forth in this subsection 2.2.1 shall not apply to
an Underwritten Shelf Takedown conducted in accordance with subsection 2.3.3.


 


2.2.2 Reduction
of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration
(other than Underwritten Shelf Takedown), in good faith, advise the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating
in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of the shares of 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 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, Pro Rata, 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, 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;
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;


 


(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, 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
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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 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 Shelf
Registrations.


 


2.3.1 The
Holders 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 similar short form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-3”),
or if the Company is ineligible to use Form S-3, on Form S-1; a registration statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.3.1
(a “Shelf”) shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method
or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder. Within three (3) days of the Company’s receipt of
a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on a Shelf, the Company shall promptly give written
notice of the proposed Registration 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 shall so notify the Company, in
writing, within three (3) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, but
not more than ten (10) days after the Company’s initial receipt of such written request for a Registration on a Shelf, 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 this subsection 2.3.1 if 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. The Company shall maintain each Shelf in accordance with the terms
hereof, and shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary
to keep such Shelf continuously effective, available for use and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time
as there are no longer any Registrable Securities included on such Shelf. In the event the Company files a Shelf on Form S-1, the Company
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Form S-1 to a Form S-3 as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible
to use Form S-3.


 


2.3.2 If
any Shelf ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities included thereon
are still outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause
such Shelf to again become effective under the Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the
effectiveness of such Shelf), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend
such Shelf in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf or
file an additional registration statement (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration”) registering the resale of
all Registrable Securities including on such Shelf, and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and
requested by, any Holder. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
(i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable
after the filing thereof and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective, available for use and in
compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities included
thereon. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form.
Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on another appropriate form. In the event that any Holder holds Registrable
Securities that are not registered for resale on a delayed or continuous basis, the Company, upon request of a Holder shall promptly
use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the resale of such Registrable Securities to be covered by either, at the
Company’s option, a Shelf (including by means of a post-effective amendment) or a Subsequent Shelf Registration and cause the
same to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and such Shelf or Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be subject
to the terms hereof; provided, however, the Company shall only be required to cause such Registrable Securities to be
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2.3.3 At
any time and from time to time after a Shelf has been declared effective by the Commission, the Sponsor may request to sell all or any
portion of its Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering that is registered pursuant to the Shelf (each, an “Underwritten
Shelf Takedown”); provided, that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if
such offering shall include securities with a total offering price (including piggyback securities and before deduction of underwriting
discounts) reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $10,000,000. All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by
giving written notice to the Company at least 48 hours prior to the public announcement of such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, which shall
specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the expected price
range (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) of such Underwritten Shelf Takedown. The Company shall include in any Underwritten
Shelf Takedown the securities requested to be included by any holder (each a “Takedown Requesting Holder”) at
least 24 hours prior to the public announcement of such Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to written contractual piggyback registration
rights of such holder (including to those set forth herein). The Sponsor shall have the right to select the underwriter(s) for such offering
(which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), subject to the Company’s prior approval which
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to this subsection
2.3.3 shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.


 


2.3.4 If
the managing Underwriters in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in good faith, advises the Company, the Sponsor and the Takedown
Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Sponsor and the Takedown
Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company
desires to sell, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, as
follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Sponsor 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 Common
Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold 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 of the Takedown Requesting Holders, if any, that can be sold without
exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities, determined Pro Rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each
Takedown Requesting Holder has so requested to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown.


 


2.3.5 The
Sponsor shall have the right to withdraw from an Underwritten Shelf Takedown for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification
to the Company and the Underwriters (if any) of its intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown prior to the public announcement
of such Underwritten Shelf Takedown. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for
the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with an Underwritten Shelf Takedown prior to a withdrawal under this subsection 2.3.5.


 


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; 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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Registration shall
be effected or permitted and no Registration Statement shall become effective, with respect to any Registrable Securities held by
any Holder, until after the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-Up Period or the Private Placement Lock-Up Period, as the case may
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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 the Holders or any Underwriters 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 the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ 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 the Holders 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 the Holders
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
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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 (other than by way of a document incorporated by reference) furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable
Securities or its counsel;


 


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, the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriters 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, Underwriters, 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;


 


3.1.11 obtain
a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten
Registration, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the
managing Underwriters 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 Underwriters 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 Underwriters 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);


 


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
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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 in any 12-month period, 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, to the extent that such rule or such successor rule is available to the Company), 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
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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 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
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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 subsection 4.1.1, subsection 4.1.2 and subsection 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
misrepresentation.


 


Article
V

STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS


 


5.1 Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time on or after the date that the Company consummates a Business
Combination and for so long as the Sponsor holds any Registrable Securities:


 


5.1.1 The
Sponsor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate three individuals to be appointed or nominated, as the case may be,
for election to the Board (including any successor, each, a “Nominee”) by giving written notice to the Company
on or before the time such information is reasonably requested by the Board or the Nominating Committee of the Board, as applicable, for
inclusion in a proxy statement for a meeting of stockholders provided to the Sponsor.


 


5.1.2 The
Company will, as promptly as practicable, use its best efforts to take all necessary and desirable actions (including, without limitation,
calling special meetings of the Board and the stockholders and recommending, supporting and soliciting proxies) so that there are three
Sponsor Directors serving on the Board at all times.


 


5.1.3 The
Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, use its best efforts to take all actions necessary to ensure that: (i)
each Nominee is included in the Board’s slate of nominees to the stockholders of the Company for each election of Directors; and
(ii) each Nominee is included in the proxy statement prepared by management of the Company in connection with soliciting proxies for every
meeting of the stockholders of the Company called with respect to the election of members of the Board, and at every adjournment or postponement
thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the stockholders of the Company or the Board with respect to the election
of members of the Board.


 


5.1.4 If
a vacancy occurs because of the death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or removal of a Sponsor Director or for any other reason,
the Sponsor shall be entitled to designate such person’s successor, and the Company will, as promptly as practicable following such
designation, use its best efforts to take all necessary and desirable actions, to the fullest extent permitted by law, within its control
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5.1.5 If
a Nominee is not elected because of such Nominee’s death, disability, disqualification, withdrawal as a nominee or for any other
reason, the Sponsor shall be entitled to designate promptly another Nominee and the Company will take all necessary and desirable actions
within its control such that the director position for which such Nominee was nominated shall not be filled pending such designation or
the size of the Board shall be increased by one and such vacancy shall be filled with such successor Nominee as promptly as practicable
following such designation.


 


5.1.6 As
promptly as reasonably practicable following the request of any Sponsor Director, the Company shall enter into an indemnification agreement
with such Sponsor Director, in the form entered into with the other members of the Board. The Company shall pay the reasonable, documented
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Sponsor Director in connection with his or her services provided to or on behalf of the Company,
including attending meetings or events attended explicitly on behalf of the Company at the Company’s request.


 


5.1.7 The
Company shall (i) purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in an amount determined by the Board to be reasonable
and customary and (ii) for so long as a Sponsor Director serves as a Director of the Company, maintain such coverage with respect to such
Sponsor Director; provided, that upon removal or resignation of such Sponsor Director for any reason, the Company shall take all
actions reasonably necessary to extend such directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for a period of not less
than six (6) years from any such event in respect of any act or omission occurring at or prior to such event.


 


5.1.8 For
so long as a Sponsor Director serves as a Director of the Company, the Company shall not amend, alter or repeal any right to indemnification
or exculpation covering or benefiting any Director nominated pursuant to this Agreement as and to the extent consistent with applicable
law, whether such right is contained in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated
bylaws, each as amended, or another document (except to the extent such amendment or alteration permits the Company to provide broader
indemnification or exculpation rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto).


 


5.1.9 Each
Nominee may, but does not need to qualify as “independent” pursuant to listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (or
such other national securities exchange upon which the Company’s securities are then listed).


 


5.1.10 Any
Nominee will be subject to the Company’s customary due diligence process, including its review of a completed questionnaire
and a background check. Based on the foregoing, the Company may object to any Nominee provided (a) it does so in good faith, and (b)
such objection is based upon any of the following: (i) such Nominee was convicted in a criminal proceeding or is a named subject of
a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses), (ii) such Nominee was the subject of any
order, judgment, or decree not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or
temporarily enjoining such proposed director from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities: (A) engaging in any type of
business practice, or (B) engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or in connection with any
violation of federal or state securities laws, (iii) such Nominee was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days
the right of such person to engage in any activity described in clause (ii)(B), or to be associated with persons engaged in such
activity, (iv) such proposed director was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have
violated any federal or state securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been
subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, or (v) such proposed director was the subject of, or a party to any federal or state
judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to a
violation of any federal or state securities laws or regulations. In the event the Board reasonably finds the Nominee to be
unsuitable based upon one or more of the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) and reasonably objects to the identified director,
Sponsor shall be entitled to propose a different nominee to the Board within 30 calendar days of the Company’s notice to
Sponsor of its objection to the Nominee and such replacement Nominee shall be subject to the review process outlined above.


 


5.1.11 The
Company shall take all necessary action to cause a Nominee chosen by the Sponsor, at the request of such Nominee to be elected to the
board of directors (or similar governing body) of each material operating subsidiary of the Company. The Nominee, as applicable, shall
have the right to attend (in person or remotely) any meetings of the board of directors (or similar governing body or committee thereof)
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Article
VI

MISCELLANEOUS


 


6.1 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, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram 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, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram 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: 321 North Clark Street, Suite 2440, Chicago, IL 60654, Attention: Patrick C. Eilers, with copy to; Kirkland
& Ellis LLP, 609 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention: Debbie P. Yee, P.C. and Lance K. Hancock, and, if to any Holder,
at such Holder’s address or facsimile number 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 6.1.


 


6.2 Assignment; No Third
Party Beneficiaries.


 


6.2.1 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.


 


6.2.2 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.


 


6.2.3 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.


 


6.2.4 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 6.2 hereof.


 


6.2.5 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 6.1 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 6.2 shall be null and void.


 


6.3 Severability.
This 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 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 Agreement a provision as
similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible that is valid and enforceable.


 


6.4 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.


 


6.5 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered
pursuant hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede
all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether
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6.6 Governing Law;
Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE
THAT 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.


 


6.7 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY
JURY. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, COUNTERCLAIM OR
OTHER PROCEEDING (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, OR THE ACTIONS OF THE SPONSOR IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT
HEREOF.


 


6.8 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.


 


6.9 Titles and
Headings. Titles and headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of
any provision of this Agreement.


 


6.10 Waivers and
Extensions. Any party to this Agreement may waive any right, breach or default which such party has the right to waive, provided
that such waiver will not be effective against the waiving party unless it is in writing, is signed by such party, and specifically
refers to this Agreement. Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen or the breach or default waived has
occurred. Any waiver may be conditional. No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein contained shall be deemed a
waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other agreement or provision herein contained. No waiver or
extension of time for performance of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of the time for performance of
any other obligations or acts.


 


6.11 Remedies
Cumulative. In the event that the Company fails to observe or perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed
under this Agreement, the Holders may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action at law, whether for
specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for an injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of
the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable right, or to take any one or more of
such actions, without being required to post a bond. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under this Agreement shall be
mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy,
whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.


 


6.12 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.


 


6.13 Term. This
Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement and (ii) the date as of which
no Registrable Securities remain outstanding. 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:
	 	 
	 	POWER & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION II CORP.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ John P. McGarrity
	 	Name: 	John P. McGarrity
	 	Title: 	General Counsel and Secretary             



 


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	 	HOLDER:
	 	 
	 	XPDI SPONSOR II LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Patrick C. Eilers
	 	Name: 	Patrick C. Eilers
	 	Title: 	Co-Chief Executive Officer 



 


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	 	HOLDERS:
	 	 
	 	THE OBSIDIAN MASTER FUND
	 	 
	 	By: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., in its capacity as investment advisor
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Christopher Biasotti
	 	Name:  	Christopher Biasotti
	 	Title:  	Authorized Signatory
	 	 	 
	 	HC NCBR FUND
	 	 
	 	By: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., in its capacity as investment advisor
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Christopher Biasotti
	 	Name: 	Christopher Biasotti
	 	Title: 	Authorized Signatory
	 	 	 
	 	BLACKROCK CREDIT ALPHA MASTER FUND L.P.
	 	 
	 	By: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., in its capacity as investment advisor
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Christopher Biasotti
	 	Name:	Christopher Biasotti
	 	Title:  	Authorized Signatory



 


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