Exhibit 10.2


 


INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT


 


This Investment Management
Trust Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of May 10, 2022, by and between Monterey Capital
Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, a New York corporation (the “Trustee”).


 


WHEREAS, the Company’s
registration statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-264460 (the “Registration Statement”)
and prospectus (the “Prospectus”) for the initial public offering of the Company’s units (the “Units”),
each of which consists of one share of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common
Stock”), one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of Common Stock and one redeemable warrant, each warrant entitling
the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock (such initial public offering hereinafter referred to as the “Offering”),
has been declared effective as of the date hereof by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; and


 


WHEREAS, the Company has entered
into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with EF Hutton, division of
Benchmark Investments, LLC, as representative (the “Representative”) of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”)
named therein; and


 


WHEREAS, if we are unable
to complete our initial business combination within 12 months, or if we decide to extend the period of time to consummate our business
combination up to two times by an additional three months each time, at $0.10 per extension, for a total of $0.20 aggregate in trust,
within 18 months (the “Extension Option”), from the closing of this offering, we will redeem 100% of the public
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 us to pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution
expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to applicable law and certain conditions as further described
herein. In the event we decide to exercise the Extension Option, investors will not have voting rights nor redemption rights in connection
with such additional three-month extensions.


 


WHEREAS, as described in the
Prospectus, $80,800,000 of the gross proceeds of the Offering and sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in the Underwriting
Agreement) (or $92,920,000, if the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be delivered to the Trustee to
be deposited and held in a segregated trust account located at all times in the United States (the “Trust Account”)
for the benefit of the Company and the holders of the Common Stock included in the Units issued in the Offering as hereinafter provided
(the amount to be delivered to the Trustee (and any interest subsequently earned thereon) is referred to herein as the “Property,”
the stockholders for whose benefit the Trustee shall hold the Property will be referred to as the “Public Stockholders,”
and the Public Stockholders and the Company will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”); and


 


WHEREAS, pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement, a portion of the Property equal to $3,200,000 (or $3,680,000 if the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised
in full) is attributable to deferred underwriting discounts and commissions that will be payable by the Company to the Underwriters upon
and concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination (as defined below) (the “Deferred Discount”);
and


 






    


     


    

 


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


 


NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


(c)            In
a timely manner, upon the written instruction of the Company, invest and reinvest the Property solely in United States government securities
within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, having a maturity of 185 days or less,
or in money market funds meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7(d) promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(or any successor rule), which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company; it being understood
that the Trust Account will earn no interest while account funds are uninvested awaiting the Company’s instructions hereunder; and
while account funds are invested or uninvested the Trustee may earn bank credits or other consideration;


 


(d)           Collect
and receive, when due, all interest or other income arising from the Property, which shall become part of the “Property,”
as such term is used herein;


 


(e)            Promptly
notify the Company and the Representative of all communications received by the Trustee with respect to any Property requiring action
by the Company;


 


(f)            Supply
any necessary information or documents as may be requested by the Company (or its authorized agents) in connection with the Company’s
preparation of the tax returns relating to assets held in the Trust Account, or in connection with the preparation of the Company’s
financial statements by the Company’s auditors;


 


(g)           Participate
in any plan or proceeding for protecting or enforcing any right or interest arising from the Property if, as and when instructed by the
Company to do so;


 


(h)           Render
to the Company monthly written statements of the activities of, and amounts in, the Trust Account reflecting all receipts and disbursements
of the Trust Account;


 






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(i)            Commence
liquidation of the Trust Account only after and within two business days of (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms
of a letter from the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that
attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Company
by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Vice President, Secretary or Chairman of
the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) or other authorized officer of the Company, and, in the
case of a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to the attached hereto as Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed
to by the Representative, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including
interest not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company
to pay dissolution expenses), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein, or (y) the
date which is the later of (1) 18 months after the closing of the Offering and (2) such later date as may be approved by the
Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (“Charter”)
if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and the Property in the
Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be
released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses) shall be distributed to the Public Stockholders of record as of such date;


 


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


 


(k)           Upon
written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit D,
the Trustee shall distribute to the Public Stockholders on behalf of the Company the amount requested by the Company to be used to redeem
shares of Common Stock from Public Stockholders properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the
Charter (x) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with an initial
Business Combination or amendments to the Charter prior thereto or the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its public shares
of Common Stock if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within such time as is described in the Charter or
(y) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. The
written request of the Company referenced above shall constitute presumptive evidence that the Company is entitled to distribute said
funds, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility to look beyond said request; and


 






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(l)            Only
release the Property in accordance with a written instruction, signed by an Authorized Representative (as such term is defined below)
of the Company substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A, B, C or D, as applicable, attached hereto; and


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


(b)           Subject
to Section 4 hereof, hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against any and all expenses,
including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or losses suffered by the Trustee in connection with any action taken by it hereunder
and in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any claim, or in connection with any
claim or demand, which in any way arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the Property or
any interest earned on the Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful
misconduct. Promptly after the receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding,
pursuant to which the Trustee intends to seek indemnification under this Section 2(b), it shall notify the Company in
writing of such claim (hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnified Claim”), provided, that
no failure or delay by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall relieve the Company from its obligations under this Agreement, except
as and to the extent it is found, in a final, unappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, that such failure or delay actually
and materially prejudiced the Company. The Trustee shall have the right to conduct and manage the defense against such Indemnified Claim; provided that
the Trustee shall obtain the consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. The Trustee may not agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the Company, which
such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel, and at its
sole cost and expense;


 






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(c)            Pay
the Trustee the fees set forth on Schedule A hereto, including an initial acceptance fee, annual administration fee,
and transaction processing fee which fees shall be subject to modification by the parties from time to time. It is expressly understood
that the Property shall not be used to pay such fees unless and until the closing of the Business Combination (defined below). The Company
shall pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and the first annual administration fee at the consummation of the Offering. The Company
shall not be responsible for any other fees or charges of the Trustee except as set forth in this Section 2(c), Schedule
A and as may be provided in Section 2(b) hereof;


 


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


 


(e)            Provide
the Representative with a copy of any Termination Letter(s) and/or any other correspondence that is sent to the Trustee with respect
to any proposed withdrawal from the Trust Account promptly after it issues the same;


 


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


 


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


 


(h)            Within
four (4) business days after the Underwriters exercise the over-allotment option (or any unexercised portion thereof) or such over-allotment
expires, provide the Trustee with a notice in writing of the total amount of the Deferred Discount, which shall in no event be less than
$3,200,000.


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 






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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


4.       
      Trust Account Waiver. The Trustee has no right of set-off or
any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, and
hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account that it may have now or in the future. In the event
the Trustee has any Claim against the Company under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
under Section 2(b) or Section 2(c) hereof, the Trustee shall pursue such Claim solely
against the Company and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the Property or any monies in the Trust
Account.


 






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5.      
       Termination. This Agreement shall terminate as
follows:


 


(a)            If
the Trustee gives written notice to the Company that it desires to resign under this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts
to locate a successor trustee, pending which the Trustee shall continue to act in accordance with this Agreement. At such time that the
Company notifies the Trustee that a successor trustee has been appointed and has agreed to become subject to the terms of this Agreement,
the Trustee shall transfer the management of the Trust Account to the successor trustee, including but not limited to the transfer of
copies of the reports and statements relating to the Trust Account, whereupon this Agreement shall terminate; provided, however,
that in the event that the Company does not locate a successor trustee within ninety (90) days of receipt of the resignation notice from
the Trustee, the Trustee may submit an application to have the Property deposited with any court in the State of New York or with the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and upon such deposit, the Trustee shall be immune from any liability
whatsoever; or


 


(b)           At
such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account and its obligations in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(i) hereof
(which section may not be amended under any circumstances) and distributed the Property in accordance with the provisions of the Termination
Letter, this Agreement shall terminate except with respect to Section 2(b).


 


6.       
      Miscellaneous.


 


(a)            The
Company and the Trustee each acknowledge that the Trustee will follow the security procedures set forth below with respect to funds transferred
from the Trust Account. The Company and the Trustee will each restrict access to confidential information relating to such security procedures
to authorized persons. Each party must notify the other party immediately if it has reason to believe unauthorized persons may have obtained
access to such confidential information, or of any change in its authorized personnel. In executing funds transfers, the Trustee shall
rely upon all information supplied to it by the Company, including, account names, account numbers, and all other identifying information
relating to a Beneficiary, Beneficiary’s bank or intermediary bank. Except for any liability arising out of the Trustee’s
gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct, the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, liability or expense resulting from any error
in the information or transmission of the funds.


 


(b)            This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect
to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. This Agreement may
be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute
but one instrument.


 


(c)            This
Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement
or any provision hereof may only be changed, amended or modified (other than to correct a typographical error) by a writing signed by
each of the parties hereto; provided, however, that no such change, amendment or modification to Section 1(i), 2(f) or Exhibit A
may be made without the prior written consent of the Representative.


 






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(d)           This
Agreement or any provision hereof may only be changed, amended or modified pursuant to Section 6(c) hereof with
the Consent of the Stockholders. For purposes of this Section 6(d), the “Consent of the Stockholders”
means receipt by the Trustee of a certificate from the inspector of elections of the stockholder meeting certifying that the Company’s
stockholders of record as of a record date established in accordance with Section 213(a) of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, as amended (“DGCL”) (or any successor rule), who hold sixty-five percent (65%) or more of all then outstanding
shares of the Common Stock and Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company voting together as a single class,
have voted in favor of such change, amendment or modification. No such amendment will affect any Public Stockholder who has otherwise
indicated his or her election to redeem his or her shares of Common Stock in connection with a stockholder vote sought to amend this Agreement
(i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with an initial Business
Combination or to redeem 100% of the Common Stock if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination within the time frame
specified in the Charter or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business
Combination activity. Except for any liability arising out of the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct, the Trustee
may rely conclusively on the certification from the inspector or elections referenced above and shall be relieved of all liability to
any party for executing the proposed amendment in reliance thereon.


 


(e)            The
parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court located in the City of New York, State of New York,
for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder. AS TO ANY CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT,
EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.


 


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


 


if to the Trustee, to:


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company


1 State Street, 30th Floor


New York, NY 10004


Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


Email: fwolf@continentalstock.com;
cgonzalez@continentalstock.com


 


if to the Company, to:


 


Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation


Bala Padmakumar


 






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Chief Executive Officer


419 Webster Street


Monterey, CA 93940


 


in each case, with copies to:


 


Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo,
P.C.


One Financial Center


Boston, MA 02111


Attn: Thomas R. Burton, Esq.


Telephone: (617) 542-6000


 


and


 


EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments,
LLC


590 Madison Avenue, 39th Floor


New York, NY 10022


Attn: Joseph T. Rallo, Chief Executive Officer


Email: jrallo@efhuttongroup.com


 


and


 


Seward & Kissel LLP


One Battery Park Plaza


New York, NY 10004


Attn: Keith J. Billotti, Esq.


Telephone: (212) 574-1200


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


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


 


	 	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Francis Wolf
	 	 	Name:	Francis Wolf
	 	 	Title:	Vice President
	 	 
	 	MONTEREY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Bala Padmakumar
	 	 	Name:	Bala Padmakumar
	 	 	Title: 	Chief Executive Officer




 


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Trust Agreement]


 






    


     


    

 


SCHEDULE A


 


	Fee Item	 	Time and method of payment	 	Amount	 
	Initial set-up fee.	 	Initial closing of Offering by wire transfer.	 	$	3,500.00	 
	Trustee administration fee	 	Payable annually. First year fee payable, at initial closing of Offering by wire transfer, thereafter by wire transfer or check.	 	$	10,000.00	 
	Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Sections 1(i) and (j)	 	Billed to Company following disbursement made to Company under Section 1	 	$	250.00	 
	Paying Agent services as required pursuant to Sections 1(i) and 1(k)	 	Billed to Company upon delivery of service pursuant to Section 1(i) and 1(k)	 	 	Prevailing rates	 



 






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EXHIBIT A


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company


1 State Street, 30th Floor


New York, New York 10004


Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


		Re:	Trust
Account  -  Termination Letter



 


Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:


 


Pursuant to Section 1(i) of
the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of May 10, 2022 (the
 “Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company has entered into an agreement
with (the “Target Business”) to consummate a business combination with Target Business (the “Business Combination”)
on or about [ ]. The Company shall notify you at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the actual date of the consummation of the
Business Combination (the “Consummation Date”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


In accordance with the terms
of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to commence to liquidate all of the assets of the Trust Account and transfer the proceeds
to a segregated account held by you on behalf of the Beneficiaries to the effect that, on the Consummation Date, all of the funds held
in the Trust Operating Account at JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. will be immediately available for transfer to the account or accounts that
the Company shall direct on the Consummation Date (including as directed to it by the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters (with
respect to the Deferred Discount)). It is acknowledged and agreed that while the funds are on deposit in the trust operating account at
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. awaiting distribution, the Company will not earn any interest or dividends.


 


On the Consummation Date,
(i) counsel for the Company shall deliver to you written notification that the Business Combination has been consummated, or will
be consummated concurrently with your transfer of funds to the accounts as directed by the Company (the “Notification”)
and (ii) the Company shall deliver to you (a) a certificate by the Chief Executive Officer, which verifies that the Business
Combination has been approved by a vote of the Company’s stockholders, if a vote is held and (b) a joint written instruction
signed by the Company and the Representative with respect to the transfer of the funds held in the Trust Account, including payment of
amounts owed to public stockholders who have properly exercised their redemption rights and payment of the Deferred Discount to the Representative
from the Trust Account (the “Instruction Letter”). You are hereby directed and authorized to transfer the
funds held in the Trust Account immediately upon your receipt of the Notification and the Instruction Letter, in accordance with the terms
of the Instruction Letter. In the event that certain deposits held in the Trust Account may not be liquidated by the Consummation Date
without penalty, you will notify the Company in writing of the same and the Company shall direct you as to whether such funds should remain
in the Trust Account and be distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds, net of any
payments necessary for reasonable unreimbursed expenses related to liquidating the Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement
shall be terminated.


 






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


 


	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 	 
	 	 	MONTEREY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION
	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	Name: Bala Padmakumar
	 	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer




 


	Acknowledged & Agreed by:	 	 
	EF HUTTON, DIVISION OF BENCHMARK INVESTMENTS, LLC	 	 
	 	 	 
	By:	                  	 	 
	 	Name:	 	 
	 	Title:	 	 




 






     Exhibit A-2


     


    

 


EXHIBIT B


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company


1 State Street, 30th Floor


New York, New York 10004


Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


		Re:	Trust
                                            Account  -  Termination Letter



 


Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:


 


Pursuant to Section 1(i) of
the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of May 10, 2022 (the
 “Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company has been unable to effect a business
combination with a Target Business (the “Business Combination”) within the time frame specified
in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


In accordance with the terms
of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate all of the assets in the Trust Account and to transfer the total proceeds
into a segregated account held by you on behalf of the Beneficiaries to await distribution to the Public Stockholders. The Company has
selected [_____] (1) as the effective date for the purpose of determining when the Public Stockholders will be entitled
to receive their share of the liquidation proceeds. You agree to be the Paying Agent of record and, in your separate capacity as Paying
Agent, agree to distribute said funds directly to the Company’s Public Stockholders in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement
and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds, net of any payments
necessary for reasonable unreimbursed expenses related to liquidating the Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall
be terminated, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 1(j) of the Trust Agreement.


 


(1)            18
months from the closing of the Offering, or at a later date, if extended.


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	MONTEREY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: Bala Padmakumar
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer




 


		cc:	EF
Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC



 






     Exhibit B-1


     


    

 


EXHIBIT C


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company


1 State Street, 30th Floor


New York, New York 10004


Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


		Re:	Trust Account  -
  Withdrawal Instruction



 


Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:


 


Pursuant to Section 1(j) of
the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of May 10, 2022 (the
 “Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the Company $[ ] of the
interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set
forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


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


 


[WIRE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION]


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	MONTEREY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: Bala Padmakumar
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer


 


		cc:	EF
Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC



 






     Exhibit C-1


     


    

 


EXHIBIT D


 


[Letterhead of Company]


 


[Insert date]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company


1 State Street, 30th Floor


New York, New York 10004


Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


		Re:	Trust Account  -
  Stockholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction



 


Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:


 


Pursuant to Section 1(k) of
the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of May 10, 2022 (the
 “Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the redeeming Public
Stockholders of the Company $[_____] of the principal and interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof to a segregated
account held by you on behalf of the Beneficiaries for distribution to the Stockholders who have requested redemption of their Common
Stock. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


The Company needs such funds
to pay its Public Stockholders who have properly elected to have their shares of Common Stock redeemed by the Company in connection with
a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) to modify
the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with an initial Business Combination or to
redeem 100% of public shares of Common Stock if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within such time as is
described in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or (B) with respect to any other provision relating
to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. As such, you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer
(via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter.


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	MONTEREY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: Bala Padmakumar
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer


 


		cc:	EF Hutton, division of Benchmark
Investments, LLC



 






     Exhibit D-1