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EX-4.3

 Exhibit 4.3 

JMP GROUP LLC 
 AMENDED
AND RESTATED 
 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

(as last amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2015) 

1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel, to provide additional
incentives to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the Company’s business. 
 2. Definitions. The
following definitions shall apply as used herein and in the individual Award Agreements except as defined otherwise in an individual Award Agreement. In the event a term is separately defined in an individual Award Agreement, such definition shall
supercede the definition contained in this Section 2. 
 (a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of the Committees
appointed to administer the Plan. 
 (b) “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings
ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act. 
 (c)
“Applicable Laws” means the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable provisions of federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws, the Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or
national market system, and the rules of any non-U.S. jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein. 

(d) “Assumed” means that pursuant to a Corporate Transaction either (i) the Award is expressly affirmed by the Company
or (ii) the contractual obligations represented by the Award are expressly assumed (and not simply by operation of law) by the successor entity or its Parent in connection with the Corporate Transaction with appropriate adjustments to the
number and type of securities of the successor entity or its Parent subject to the Award and the exercise or purchase price thereof which at least preserves the compensation element of the Award existing at the time of the Corporate Transaction as
determined in accordance with the instruments evidencing the agreement to assume the Award. 
 (e) “Award” means the grant
of an Option, SAR, Dividend Equivalent Right, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units or other right or benefit under the Plan. 
 (f)
“Award Agreement” means the written agreement evidencing the grant of an Award executed by the Company and the Grantee, including any amendments thereto. 

(g) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

  
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 (h) “Cause” means, with respect to the termination by the Company or a
Related Entity of the Grantee’s Continuous Service, that such termination is for “Cause” as such term (or word of like import) is expressly defined in a then-effective written agreement between the Grantee and the Company or such
Related Entity, or in the absence of such then-effective written agreement and definition, is based on, in the determination of the Administrator, the Grantee’s: (i) performance of any act or failure to perform any act in bad faith and to
the detriment of the Company or a Related Entity; (ii) dishonesty, intentional misconduct or material breach of any agreement with the Company or a Related Entity; or (iii) commission of a crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or
physical or emotional harm to any person; provided, however, that with regard to any agreement that defines “Cause” on the occurrence of or in connection with a Corporate Transaction or a Change in Control, such definition of
“Cause” shall not apply until a Corporate Transaction or a Change in Control actually occurs. 
 (i) “Change in
Control” means a change in ownership or control of the Company after the Registration Date effected through either of the following transactions: 

(i) the direct or indirect acquisition by any person or related group of persons (other than an acquisition from or by the Company or by a
Company-sponsored employee benefit plan or by a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange
offer made directly to the Company’s shareholders which a majority of the Continuing Directors who are not Affiliates or Associates of the offeror do not recommend such shareholders accept, or 

(ii) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twelve (12) months or less such that a majority of the Board members
(rounded up to the next whole number) ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who are Continuing Directors. 

(j) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

(k) “Committee” means any committee composed of members of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan. 

(l) “Company” means JMP Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any successor entity that adopts the Plan in
connection with a Corporate Transaction. 
 (m) “Consultant” means any person (other than an Employee or a Director, solely
with respect to rendering services in such person’s capacity as a Director) who is engaged by the Company or any Related Entity to render consulting or advisory services to the Company or such Related Entity. 

(n) “Continuing Directors” means members of the Board who either (i) have been Board members continuously for a period
of at least twelve (12) months or (ii) have been Board members for less than twelve (12) months and were elected or nominated for election as Board members by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (i) who
were still in office at the time such election or nomination was approved by the Board. 

  
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 (o) “Continuous Service” means that the provision of services to the
Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant is not interrupted or terminated. In jurisdictions requiring notice in advance of an effective termination as an Employee, Director or Consultant, Continuous Service
shall be deemed terminated upon the actual cessation of providing services to the Company or a Related Entity notwithstanding any required notice period that must be fulfilled before a termination as an Employee, Director or Consultant can be
effective under Applicable Laws. A Grantee’s Continuous Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Continuous Service or upon the entity for which the Grantee provides services ceasing to be a Related
Entity. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company, any Related Entity, or any successor, in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant,
or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement). An approved leave of
absence shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave. 
 (p) “Corporate Transaction”
means any of the following transactions, provided, however, that the Administrator shall determine under parts (iv) and (v) whether multiple transactions are related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive: 

(i) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to
change the state in which the Company is incorporated; 
 (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company; 
 (iii) the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; 

(iv) any reverse merger or series of related transactions culminating in a reverse merger (including, but not limited to, a tender offer
followed by a reverse merger) in which the Company is the surviving entity but (A) the Shares outstanding immediately prior to such merger are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of
securities, cash or otherwise, or (B) in which securities possessing more than forty percent (40%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons different from those who
held such securities immediately prior to such merger or the initial transaction culminating in such merger; or 
 (v) acquisition in a
single or series of related transactions by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities but excluding any such transaction or
series of related transactions that the Administrator determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction. 

  
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 (q) “Covered Employee” means an Employee who is a “covered
employee” under Section 162(m)(3) of the Code. 
 (r) “Director” means a member of the Board or the board of
directors of any Related Entity. 
 (s) “Disability” means as defined under the long-term disability policy of the Company
or the Related Entity to which the Grantee provides services regardless of whether the Grantee is covered by such policy. If the Company or the Related Entity to which the Grantee provides service does not have a long-term disability plan in place,
“Disability” means that a Grantee is unable to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the position held by the Grantee by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment for a period of not less than ninety
(90) consecutive days. A Grantee will not be considered to have incurred a Disability unless he or she furnishes proof of such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Administrator in its discretion. 

(t) “Dividend Equivalent Right” means a right entitling the Grantee to compensation measured by dividends paid with respect
to a Share. 
 (u) “Employee” means any person, including an Officer or Director, who is in the employ of the Company or
any Related Entity, subject to the control and direction of the Company or any Related Entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance. The payment of a director’s fee by the Company or a Related Entity shall
not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company. 
 (v) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. 
 (w) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as follows: 

(i) If a Share is listed on one or more established stock exchanges or national market systems, including without limitation the New York
Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on the principal exchange or system on which a Share is listed (as determined by the
Administrator) on the date of determination (or, if no closing sales price or closing bid was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such closing sales price or closing bid was reported), as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; 
 (ii) If a Share is regularly quoted on an automated quotation system
(including the OTC Bulletin Board) or by a recognized securities dealer, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such share as quoted on such system or by such securities dealer on the date of determination, but if selling prices
are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for a Share on the date of determination (or, if no such prices were reported on that date, on the last date such prices were reported),
as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or 

  
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 (iii) In the absence of an established market for a Share of the type described in
(i) and (ii), above, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined by the Administrator in good faith. 
 (x)
“Grantee” means an Employee, Director or Consultant who receives an Award under the Plan. 
 (y) “Incentive Share
Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. 
 (z)
“Non-Qualified Share Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Share Option. 

(aa) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company or a Related Entity within the meaning of Section 16 of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 (bb) “Option” means an option to purchase Shares
pursuant to an Award Agreement granted under the Plan. 
 (cc) “Parent” means a “parent corporation”, whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code. 
 (dd) “Performance-Based Compensation” means
compensation qualifying as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 (ee) “Plan”
means this Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan. 
 (ff) “Registration Date” means the first to occur of (i) the
closing of the first sale to the general public pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of (A) a Share or (B) the same
class of securities of a successor corporation (or its Parent) issued pursuant to a Corporate Transaction in exchange for or in substitution of a Share; and (ii) in the event of a Corporate Transaction, the date of the consummation of the
Corporate Transaction if the same class of securities of the successor corporation (or its Parent) issuable in such Corporate Transaction shall have been sold to the general public pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on or prior to the date of consummation of such Corporate Transaction. 

(gg) “Related Entity” means any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. 

(hh) “Replaced” means that pursuant to a Corporate Transaction the Award is replaced with a comparable award or a cash
incentive program of the Company, the successor entity (if applicable) or Parent of either of them which preserves the compensation element of such Award existing at the time of the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in
accordance with the same (or a more favorable) vesting schedule applicable to such Award. The determination of Award comparability shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. 

  
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 (ii) “Restricted Share” means Shares issued under the Plan to the Grantee
for such consideration, if any, and subject to such restrictions on transfer, rights of first refusal, repurchase provisions, forfeiture provisions, and other terms and conditions as established by the Administrator. 

(jj) “Restricted Share Units” means an Award which may be earned in whole or in part upon the passage of time or the
attainment of performance criteria established by the Administrator and which may be settled for cash, Shares or other securities or a combination of cash, Shares or other securities as established by the Administrator. 

(kk) “Rule 16b-3” means
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor thereto. 
 (ll)
“SAR” means a share appreciation right entitling the Grantee to Shares or cash compensation, as established by the Administrator, measured by appreciation in the value of a Share. 

(mm) “Share” means a common share representing a limited liability company interest in the Company. 

(nn) “Subsidiary” means any entity (other than the employer entity) in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the
employer entity if, at the time of the granting of an Award, each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain owns securities possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of securities in one of the
other entities in such chain. 
 3. Shares Subject to the Plan. 

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 10, below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards is
four million (4,000,000) Shares, plus (i) any Shares the Company purchases on the open market or through any share repurchase or share exchange program initiated by the Company unless the Administrator determines otherwise, and (ii) any
“units” (as defined herein) that would otherwise return to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan that was sponsored by a predecessor entity of the Company (the “2004 LLC Plan”) as a result of forfeiture, termination or expiration of
awards previously granted under the 2004 LLC Plan; provided, however, that such maximum aggregate number of Shares shall be reduced by the number of units subject to awards made pursuant to the 2004 LLC Plan to the extent such awards exceed an
aggregate of two million nine hundred and sixty thousand (2,960,000) units. For purposes of this Section 3(a), a “unit” shall mean one (1) Share. The Shares to be issued pursuant to Awards may be authorized, but unissued, or
reacquired. 
 (b) Any Shares covered by an Award (or portion of an Award) which is (i) forfeited, canceled or expires (whether
voluntarily or involuntarily) or (ii) is settled in cash shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan. SARs settled in Shares shall reduce the
maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan only by the net number of actual Shares issued to the Grantee upon exercise or settlement of the SAR. Shares that actually have been issued under the Plan pursuant to an Award
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Plan and shall not become available for future issuance under the Plan, except that if unvested Shares are forfeited, or repurchased by the Company at the lower of their original purchase price
or their Fair Market Value at the time of repurchase, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan. To the extent not prohibited by the listing requirements of the NYSE (or other established stock exchange or national market
system on which a Share is traded) and Applicable Law, any Shares covered by an Award which are surrendered (i) in payment of the Award exercise or purchase price (including pursuant to the “net exercise” of an option pursuant to
Section 7(b)(v)) or (ii) in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations incident to the exercise of an Award shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to
all Awards under the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator. 
 4. Administration of the Plan. 

(a) Plan Administrator. 

(i) Administration with Respect to Directors and Officers. With respect to grants of Awards to Directors or Employees who are also
Officers or Directors of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable Laws and to permit such
grants and related transactions under the Plan to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act in accordance with Rule 16b-3. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its
designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. 
 (ii) Administration With Respect to Consultants and Other Employees.
With respect to grants of Awards to Employees or Consultants who are neither Directors nor Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall be
constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable Laws. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. The Board may authorize one or more Officers to grant such
Awards and may limit such authority as the Board determines from time to time. 
 (iii) Administration With Respect to Covered
Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as of and after the date that the exemption for the Plan under Section 162(m) of the Code expires, as set forth in Section 18 below, grants of Awards to any Covered Employee intended to qualify
as Performance-Based Compensation shall be made only by a Committee (or subcommittee of a Committee) which is comprised solely of two or more Directors eligible to serve on a committee making Awards qualifying as Performance-Based Compensation. In
the case of such Awards granted to Covered Employees, references to the “Administrator” or to a “Committee” shall be deemed to be references to such Committee or subcommittee. 

(iv) Administration Errors. In the event an Award is granted in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection (a),
such Award shall be presumptively valid as of its grant date to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws. 

  
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 (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to Applicable Laws and the provisions of the
Plan (including any other powers given to the Administrator hereunder), and except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion: 

(i) to select the Employees, Directors and Consultants to whom Awards may be granted from time to time hereunder; 

(ii) to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted hereunder; 

(iii) to determine the number of Shares or the amount of other consideration to be covered by each Award granted hereunder; 

(iv) to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan; 

(v) to determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder; 

(vi) to amend the terms of any outstanding Award granted under the Plan, provided that (A) any amendment that would adversely affect the
Grantee’s rights under an outstanding Award shall not be made without the Grantee’s written consent, provided, however, that an amendment or modification that may cause an Incentive Share Option to become a
Non-Qualified Share Option shall not be treated as adversely affecting the rights of the Grantee (B) the reduction of the exercise price of any Option awarded under the Plan and the base appreciation
amount of any SAR awarded under the Plan shall be subject to shareholder approval and (C) canceling an Option or SAR at a time when its exercise price or base appreciation amount (as applicable) exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying
Shares, in exchange for another Option, SAR, Restricted Share, or other Award or for cash shall be subject to shareholder approval, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a Corporate Transaction. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, canceling an Option or SAR in exchange for another Option, SAR, Restricted Share, or other Award or for cash with an exercise price, purchase price or base appreciation amount (as applicable) that is equal to or greater than the exercise
price or base appreciation amount (as applicable) of the original Option or SAR shall not be subject to shareholder approval; 
 (vii) to
construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards, including without limitation, any notice of award or Award Agreement, granted pursuant to the Plan; 

(viii) to grant Awards to Employees, Directors and Consultants employed outside the United States on such terms and conditions different from
those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Administrator, be necessary or desirable to further the purpose of the Plan; and 

(ix) to take such other action, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator deems appropriate. 

  
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 The express grant in the Plan of any specific power to the Administrator shall not be construed as limiting
any power or authority of the Administrator; provided that the Administrator may not exercise any right or power reserved to the Board. Any decision made, or action taken, by the Administrator or in connection with the administration of this Plan
shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the Plan. 
 (c) Indemnification. In addition to such
other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or as Officers or Employees of the Company or a Related Entity, members of the Board and any Officers or Employees of the Company or a Related Entity to whom authority to act
for the Board, the Administrator or the Company is delegated shall be defended and indemnified by the Company to the extent permitted by law on an after-tax basis against all reasonable expenses, including
attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any
action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any Award granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of
a judgment in any such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad
faith or intentional misconduct; provided, however, that within thirty (30) days after the institution of such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at the
Company’s expense to defend the same. 
 5. Eligibility. After the amendment and restatement of the Plan effective as of
[    ], 2014, no Incentive Share Options may be granted under the Plan. An Employee, Director or Consultant who has been granted an Award may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Awards. Awards may be granted to such
Employees, Directors or Consultants who are residing in non-U.S. jurisdictions as the Administrator may determine from time to time. 

6. Terms and Conditions of Awards. 

(a) Types of Awards. The Administrator is authorized under the Plan to award any type of arrangement to an Employee, Director or
Consultant that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and that by its terms involves or might involve the issuance of (i) Shares, (ii) cash or (iii) an Option, a SAR, or similar right with a fixed or variable price
related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares and with an exercise or conversion privilege related to the passage of time, the occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria or other conditions. Such awards include,
without limitation, Options, SARs, sales or bonuses of Restricted Share, Restricted Share Units or Dividend Equivalent Rights, and an Award may consist of one such security or benefit, or two (2) or more of them in any combination or
alternative. 
 (b) Designation of Award. Each Award shall be designated in the Award Agreement and all Options shall, after the
effective date of this amendment and restatement of the Plan, be designated as Non-Qualified Share Option. 

  
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 (c) Conditions of Award. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator shall
determine the provisions, terms, and conditions of each Award including, but not limited to, the Award vesting schedule, repurchase provisions, rights of first refusal, forfeiture provisions, form of payment (cash, Shares, or other consideration)
upon settlement of the Award, payment contingencies, and satisfaction of any performance criteria, if any. The performance criteria, if any, established by the Administrator may be based on any one of, or combination of, the following, which may be
based on GAAP, non-GAAP, adjusted or otherwise defined measures or calculations as determined by the Administrator: (i) increase in share price, (ii) earnings per share, (iii) total shareholder
return, (iv) operating margin, (v) gross margin, (vi) book value, tangible, adjusted or otherwise, (vii) return on equity tangible, adjusted or otherwise , (viii) return on assets, (ix) return on investment, (x) return
on book value, tangible, adjusted or otherwise, (xi) operating income, (xii) net operating income, (xiii) pre-tax profit, (xiv) cash flow, (xv) revenue, (xvi) expenses,
(xvii) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation, (xviii) economic value added, (xix) market share, (xx) corporate overhead costs, (xxi) liquidity management, (xxii) net interest income, (xxiii) net interest
income margin, (xxiv) return on capital invested, (xxv) shareholders’ equity, (xxvi) income (before income tax expense), (xxvii) residual earnings after reduction for certain compensation expenses, (xxviii) net income,
(xxix) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product, (xxx) performance of the Company relative to a peer group of companies on any of the foregoing measures and (xxix) those measures as set forth in clauses
(i) through (xxx) herein with regard to a line of business, services or products, including but not limited to, corporate finance underwriting and advisory business, institutional sales and research products and services, and private or public
investment funds, partnerships or accounts. The performance criteria may be applicable to the Company, Related Entities and/or any individual business units of the Company or any Related Entity. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may
result in a payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the Award Agreement. In addition, the Administrator shall have the authority to make appropriate adjustments in performance criteria to reflect the impact of
extraordinary items not reflected in such criteria. For purposes of the Plan, extraordinary items shall be defined as (1) any profit or loss, as adjusted attributable to a particular business line, acquisitions or dispositions of shares or
assets, and/or unrealized profits or losses, (2) any changes in accounting standards or treatments that may be required or permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or adopted by the Company after the criterion is established,
(3) all items of gain, loss or expense for the year related to restructuring charges for the Company, (4) all items of gain, loss or expense related to the disposal of a segment of a business, (5) all items of gain, loss or expense
for the year related to discontinued operations that do not qualify as a segment of a business as defined in APB Opinion No. 30 (or successor literature), (6) adjustments to compensation expense attributable to equity-based awards, and
(7) such other items as may be prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder as may be in effect from time to time. 

(d) Acquisitions and Other Transactions. The Administrator may issue Awards under the Plan in settlement, assumption or substitution
for, outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards in connection with the Company or a Related Entity acquiring another entity, an interest in another entity or an additional interest in a Related Entity whether by merger, share purchase,
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 (e) Deferral of Award Payment. The Administrator may establish one or more programs
under the Plan, in compliance with Section 409A of the Code, to permit selected Grantees the opportunity to elect to defer receipt of consideration upon exercise of an Award, satisfaction of performance criteria, or other event that absent the
election would entitle the Grantee to payment or receipt of Shares or other consideration under an Award. The Administrator may establish the election procedures, the timing of such elections, the mechanisms for payments of, and accrual of interest
or other earnings, if any, on amounts, Shares or other consideration so deferred, and such other terms, conditions, rules and procedures that the Administrator deems advisable for the administration of any such deferral program. 

(f) Separate Programs. The Administrator may establish one or more separate programs under the Plan for the purpose of issuing
particular forms of Awards to one or more classes of Grantees on such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator from time to time.  

(g) Individual Limitations on Awards. 

(i) Individual Limit for Options and SARs. Following the date that the exemption from application of Section 162(m) of the Code
described in Section 18 (or any exemption having similar effect) ceases to apply to Awards, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Options and SARs may be granted to any Grantee in any calendar year shall be four million (4,000,000)
Shares. The foregoing limitation shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization pursuant to Section 10, below. To the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code or the regulations
thereunder, in applying the foregoing limitation with respect to a Grantee, if any Option or SAR is canceled, the canceled Option or SAR shall continue to count against the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Options and SARs may be
granted to the Grantee. For this purpose, the repricing of an Option (or in the case of a SAR, the base amount on which the share appreciation is calculated is reduced to reflect a reduction in the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be treated as
the cancellation of the existing Option or SAR and the grant of a new Option or SAR. 
 (ii) Individual Limit for Restricted Share and
Restricted Share Units. Following the date that the exemption from application of Section 162(m) of the Code described in Section 18 (or any exemption having similar effect) ceases to apply to Awards, for awards of Restricted Share and
Restricted Share Units that are intended to be Performance-Based Compensation, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which such Awards may be granted to any Grantee in any calendar year shall be four million (4,000,000) Shares. The foregoing
limitation shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization pursuant to Section 10, below. 

(iii) Deferral. If the vesting or receipt of Shares under an Award is deferred to a later date, any amount (whether denominated in
Shares or cash) paid in addition to the original number of Shares subject to such Award will not be treated as an increase in the number of Shares subject to the Award if the additional amount is based either on a reasonable rate of interest or on
one or more predetermined actual investments such that the amount payable by the Company at the later date will be based on the actual rate of return of a specific investment (including any decrease as well as any increase in the value of an
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 (h) Early Exercise. The Award Agreement may, but need not, include a provision
whereby the Grantee may elect at any time while an Employee, Director or Consultant to exercise any part or all of the Award prior to full vesting of the Award. Any unvested Shares received pursuant to such exercise may be subject to a repurchase
right in favor of the Company or a Related Entity or to any other restriction the Administrator determines to be appropriate. 
 (i) Term
of Award. The term of each Award shall be the term stated in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the specified term of any Award shall not include any period for which the Grantee has elected to defer the receipt of the Shares or
cash issuable pursuant to the Award. 
 (j) Transferability of Awards. Awards shall be transferable (i) by will and by the laws
of descent and distribution and (ii) during the lifetime of the Grantee, to the extent and in the manner authorized by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee may designate one or more beneficiaries of the Grantee’s
Award in the event of the Grantee’s death on a beneficiary designation form provided by the Administrator. 
 (k) Time of Granting
Awards. The date of grant of an Award shall for all purposes be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination to grant such Award, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator. 

7. Award Exercise or Purchase Price, Consideration and Taxes. 

(a) Exercise or Purchase Price. The exercise or purchase price, if any, for an Award shall be as follows: 

(i) In the case of an Option, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per
Share on the date of grant. 
 (ii) In the case of Awards intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the exercise or purchase
price, if any, shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. 
 (iii) In the
case of SARs, the base appreciation amount shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. 

(iv) In the case of other Awards, such price as is determined by the Administrator. 

(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(a), in the case of an Award issued pursuant to Section 6(d), above,
the exercise or purchase price for the Award shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the relevant instrument evidencing the agreement to issue such Award. 

  
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 (b) Consideration. Subject to Applicable Laws, the consideration to be paid for the
Shares to be issued upon exercise or purchase of an Award including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator. In addition to any other types of consideration the Administrator may determine, the Administrator is authorized to
accept as consideration for Shares issued under the Plan the following, provided that the portion of the consideration equal to the par value of the Shares must be paid in cash or other legal consideration permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law: 
 (i) cash; 

(ii) check; 
 (iii) surrender
of Shares or delivery of a properly executed form of attestation of ownership of Shares as the Administrator may require which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or attestation equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to
which said Award shall be exercised; 
 (iv) with respect to Options, if the exercise occurs on or after the Registration Date, payment
through a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Grantee (A) shall provide written instructions to a Company designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of some or all of the purchased Shares and remit to
the Company sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased Shares and (B) shall provide written directives to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm in
order to complete the sale transaction; 
 (v) with respect to Options, payment through a “net exercise” such that, without the
payment of any funds, the Grantee may exercise the Option and receive the net number of Shares equal to (i) the number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Fair
Market Value per Share (on such date as is determined by the Administrator) less the Exercise Price per Share, and the denominator of which is such Fair Market Value per Share (the number of net Shares to be received shall be rounded down to the
nearest whole number of Shares); or 
 (vi) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. 

The Administrator may at any time or from time to time, by adoption of or by amendment to the standard forms of Award Agreement described in
Section 4(b)(iv), or by other means, grant Awards which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment for the Shares or which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration. 

(c) Taxes. No Shares shall be delivered under the Plan to any Grantee or other person until such Grantee or other person has made
arrangements acceptable to the Administrator for the satisfaction of any non-U.S., federal, state, or local income and employment tax withholding obligations, including, without limitation, obligations
incident to the receipt of Shares. Upon exercise or vesting of an Award the Company shall withhold or collect from the Grantee an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations, including, but not limited to, by surrender of the whole number of
Shares covered by the Award sufficient to satisfy the minimum applicable tax withholding obligations incident to the exercise or vesting of an Award. 

  
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 8. Exercise of Award. 

(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. 

(i) Any Award granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator under the
terms of the Plan and specified in the Award Agreement. 
 (ii) An Award shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such
exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award by the person entitled to exercise the Award and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Award is exercised has been made, including, to the extent
selected, use of the broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure to pay the purchase price as provided in Section 7(b)(iv). 
 (b)
Exercise of Award Following Termination of Continuous Service. 
 (i) An Award may not be exercised after the termination date of
such Award set forth in the Award Agreement and may be exercised following the termination of a Grantee’s Continuous Service only to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. 

(ii) Where the Award Agreement permits a Grantee to exercise an Award following the termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service for
a specified period, the Award shall terminate to the extent not exercised on the last day of the specified period or the last day of the original term of the Award, whichever occurs first. 

9. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. 

(a) If at any time the Administrator determines that the delivery of Shares pursuant to the exercise, vesting or any other provision of an
Award is or may be unlawful under Applicable Laws, the vesting or right to exercise an Award or to otherwise receive Shares pursuant to the terms of an Award shall be suspended until the Administrator determines that such delivery is lawful and
shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. The Company shall have no obligation to effect any registration or qualification of the Shares under federal or state laws. 

(b) As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time
of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any Applicable Laws.

  
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 10. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, and the number of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the
Plan, the exercise or purchase price of each such outstanding Award, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted to any Grantee in any calendar year, as well as any other terms that the Administrator determines require
adjustment shall be proportionately adjusted for (i) any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a share split, reverse share split, share dividend, combination or reclassification of the Shares, or similar
transaction affecting the Shares, (ii) any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, or (iii) any other transaction with respect to a Share including a corporate
merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or share, separation (including a spin-off or other distribution of share or property), reorganization, liquidation (whether partial or complete) or any similar
transaction; provided, however that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” In connection with the foregoing adjustments, the Administrator may,
in its discretion, prohibit the exercise of Awards or other issuance of Shares, cash or other consideration pursuant to Awards during certain periods of time. Except as the Administrator determines, no issuance by the Company of shares of any class,
or securities convertible into shares of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason hereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award. 

11. Corporate Transactions and Changes in Control. 

(a) Termination of Award to Extent Not Assumed in Corporate Transaction. Effective upon the consummation of a Corporate Transaction,
all outstanding Awards under the Plan shall terminate. However, all such Awards shall not terminate to the extent they are Assumed in connection with the Corporate Transaction. 

(b) Acceleration of Award Upon Corporate Transaction or Change in Control. 

(i) Corporate Transaction. Except as provided otherwise in an individual Award Agreement, in the event of a Corporate Transaction and:

 (A) for the portion of each Award that is Assumed or Replaced, then such Award (if Assumed), the replacement Award (if Replaced), or the
cash incentive program (if Replaced) automatically shall become fully vested, exercisable and payable and be released from any repurchase or forfeiture rights (other than repurchase rights exercisable at Fair Market Value) for all of the Shares (or
other consideration) at the time represented by such Assumed or Replaced portion of the Award, immediately upon termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service if such Continuous Service is terminated by the successor company or the Company
without Cause within twelve (12) months after the Corporate Transaction; and 
 (B) for the portion of each Award that is neither
Assumed nor Replaced, such portion of the Award shall automatically become fully vested and exercisable and be released from any repurchase or forfeiture rights (other than repurchase rights exercisable at Fair Market Value) for all of the Shares
(or other consideration) at the time represented by such portion of the Award, immediately prior to the specified effective date of such Corporate Transaction, provided that the Grantee’s Continuous Service has not terminated prior to such
date. For Awards that have an exercise feature, the portion of the Award that is not Assumed shall terminate under subsection (a) of this Section 11 to the extent not exercised prior to the consummation of such Corporate Transaction. 

  
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 (ii) Change in Control. Except as provided otherwise in an individual Award
Agreement, following a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control which also is a Corporate Transaction) and upon the termination of the Continuous Service of a Grantee if such Continuous Service is terminated by the Company or Related Entity
without Cause within twelve (12) months after a Change in Control, each Award of such Grantee which is at the time outstanding under the Plan automatically shall become fully vested and exercisable and be released from any repurchase or
forfeiture rights (other than repurchase rights exercisable at Fair Market Value), immediately upon the termination of such Continuous Service. 

12. Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its
approval by the shareholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated. Subject to Section 17, below, and Applicable Laws, Awards may be granted under the Plan upon its becoming
effective. 
 13. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. 

(a) The Board may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such amendment shall be made without the
approval of the Company’s shareholders to the extent such approval is required by Applicable Laws, or if such amendment would lessen the shareholder approval requirements of Section 4(b)(vi) or this Section 13(a). 

(b) No Award may be granted during any suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan. 

(c) No suspension or termination of the Plan (including termination of the Plan under Section 11, above) shall adversely affect any
rights under Awards already granted to a Grantee. 
 14. Reservation of Shares. 

(a) The Company, during the term of the Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to
satisfy the requirements of the Plan. 
 (b) The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction,
which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such
requisite authority shall not have been obtained. 

  
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 15. No Effect on Terms of Employment/Consulting Relationship. The Plan shall not
confer upon any Grantee any right with respect to the Grantee’s Continuous Service, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the right of the Company or any Related Entity to terminate the Grantee’s Continuous Service at
any time, with or without Cause, and with or without notice. The ability of the Company or any Related Entity to terminate the employment of a Grantee who is employed at will is in no way affected by its determination that the Grantee’s
Continuous Service has been terminated for Cause for the purposes of this Plan. 
 16. No Effect on Retirement and Other Benefit
Plans. Except as specifically provided in a retirement or other benefit plan of the Company or a Related Entity, Awards shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the Company
or a Related Entity, and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of any kind or any benefit plan subsequently instituted under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to level of compensation. The Plan is not a
“Retirement Plan” or “Welfare Plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 
 17.
Shareholder Approval. Shareholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws. 
 18.
Effect of Section 162(m) of the Code. Section 162(m) of the Code does not apply to the Plan prior to the Registration Date. Following the Registration Date, the Plan, and all Awards issued thereunder, are intended to
be exempt from the application of Section 162(m) of the Code, which restricts under certain circumstances the Federal income tax deduction for compensation paid by a public company to named executives in excess of $1 million per year. The
exemption is based on Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(f), in the form existing on the effective date of the Plan, with the understanding that such regulation generally exempts from the application of
Section 162(m) of the Code compensation paid pursuant to a plan that existed before a company becomes publicly held. Under such Treasury Regulation, this exemption is available to the Plan for the duration of the period that lasts until the
earlier of (i) the expiration of the Plan, (ii) the material modification of the Plan, (iii) the exhaustion of the maximum number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan, as set forth in Section 3(a), (iv) the first meeting
of shareholders at which directors are to be elected that occurs after the close of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the Company first becomes subject to the reporting obligations of Section 12 of the Exchange Act,
or (v) such other date required by Section 162(m) of the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the Administrator determines as of the date of grant of an Award that (i) the Award is intended to
qualify as Performance-Based Compensation and (ii) the exemption described above is no longer available with respect to such Award, such Award shall not be effective until any shareholder approval required under Section 162(m) of the Code
has been obtained. 
 19. Unfunded Obligation. Grantees shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company. Any
amounts payable to Grantees pursuant to the Plan shall be unfunded and unsecured obligations for all purposes, including, without limitation, Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. Neither the Company nor
any Related Entity shall be required to segregate any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations. The Company shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any
investments, including trust investments, which the Company may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder. Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Grantee account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary
relationship between the Administrator, the Company or any Related Entity and a Grantee, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in any Grantee or the Grantee’s creditors in any assets of the Company or a Related Entity. The
Grantees shall have no claim against the Company or any Related Entity for any changes in the value of any assets that may be invested or reinvested by the Company with respect to the Plan. 

  
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 20. Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not
intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 

  
 18Exhibit 10.1

 

FORM OF FORWARD SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

 

This Forward Share Purchase
Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 12, 2021, by and among (i) East Stone Acquisition
Corporation, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“East Stone”), (ii) [Investor], (each individually an “Investor”
and collectively, the “Investors”). Each of East Stone and [Investor] is individually referred to herein as a “Party”
and collectively as the “Parties”. Each of [Investor] is individually referred to herein as a “Principal Investor”
and together, the “Principal Investors”. Each Investor (other than the Principal Investors) is individually referred
to herein as a “Non-Principal Investor” and together, the “Non-Principal Investors”).

 

Recitals

 

WHEREAS, East Stone is a special
purpose acquisition company, also known as a blank check company, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses;

 

WHEREAS, East Stone has entered
into a Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2021, as amended as of June 25, 2021, as amended and restated as of September
13, 2021 and as further amended and restated as of October 7, 2021, and as may be further amended (the “Business Combination
Agreement”), by and among East Stone, JHD Holdings (Cayman) Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“JHD”),
JHD Technologies Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), Yellow River MergerCo Limited, a British
Virgin Islands business company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Merger Sub”), Navy Sail International Limited,
a British Virgin Islands business company, in the capacity as the Purchaser Representative thereunder, Yellow River (Cayman) Limited,
a Cayman Islands exempted company, in the capacity as the Seller Representative thereunder and the sole holder of JHD’s outstanding
capital shares (the “Primary Seller”), and each of the holders of JHD’s capital shares that become parties to
the Business Combination Agreement after the date thereof (the transactions contemplated by such Business Combination Agreement, the “Business
Combination”), and East Stone has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) that will seek, among other things, shareholder approval of the Business Combination at a special meeting
of shareholders (the “Business Combination Meeting”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties wish
to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall purchase from the Investors, and the Investors may sell and transfer
to the Company, in each case, subject to the conditions set forth herein, certain ordinary shares, no par value, of East Stone held by
the Investors (the “Shares”) on the terms set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises, representations, warranties and the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

Agreement 

 

		1.	Sale of Shares; Shares Purchase and Sale; Closing.

 

(a)
Forward Share Purchase. Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4, on the three (3) month anniversary of the
date of the closing of the Business Combination (the “Business Combination Closing Date”), the Investors may elect
to sell and transfer to the Company, and the Company shall purchase from the Investors, up to that number of Shares (including any Additional
Shares) that are then held by the Investors, and have been continuously held by the Investors since the Business Combination Closing Date,
but not to exceed 974,658 Shares (including any Additional Shares) in the aggregate unless otherwise agreed in writing by all Parties,
at a price per Share equal to $10.41 per Share (the “Shares Purchase Price”). Each Principal Investor shall, and the
Principal Investors shall cause the Non-Principal Investors to, notify the Company and the Escrow Agent in writing five (5) Business Days
(as defined below) prior to the three (3) month anniversary of the Business Combination Closing Date whether or not such Investor is exercising
such Investor’s right to sell any of the Shares (including any Additional Shares) held by such Investor to the Company pursuant
to this Agreement (each, a “Shares Sale Notice”). Any Investor that fails to timely deliver a Shares Sales Notice in
accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have forfeited its right to sell any Shares (including any Additional
Shares) to the Company pursuant to this Agreement.

 

     

     

    

 

(b)
Shares Closing. If a Shares Sale Notice is timely delivered by any Investor to the Company and Escrow Agent, the closing
of the sale of the Shares contemplated in each such timely delivered Share Sales Notice (the “Shares Closing”) shall
occur no later than the three (3) month anniversary of the Business Combination Closing Date (the “Shares Closing Date”).
On the Shares Closing Date, each selling Investor shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the Shares (including any Additional Shares)
subject to the applicable Shares Sale Notice free and clear of all liens and encumbrances to Escrow Agent and, in exchange therefor, the
Escrow Agent shall deliver to each such selling Investor(s) an amount equal to (i) the Shares Purchase Price multiplied by (ii)
the number of Shares being sold by such selling Investor (with respect to any particular selling Investor, the “Investor Shares
Purchase Price”), which shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds from the Escrow Account. The Escrow Agent
shall, (i) without delay, release from the Escrow Account to each selling Investor on the Shares Closing Date, for such selling Investor’s
use without restriction, an amount equal to such Investor’s Investor Shares Purchase Price, and (ii) promptly deliver such sold
Shares to the Company.

 

		2.	Representations and Warranties of the Principal Investors.
Each Principal Investor represents and warrants to East Stone and the Company, severally and not jointly, and [Investor] (and not
[Investor]) represents and warrants to East Stone and the Company on behalf of the Non-Principal Investors as follows, as of the date
hereof:

 

(a)
Organization and Power. Such Investor is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its formation and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted.

 

(b)
Authorization. Such Principal Investor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement, when executed
and delivered by such Principal Investor will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Principal Investor enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, or (ii) as limited by
laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies ((i) and (ii) collectively, the
“Enforceability Exceptions”).

 

(c)
Governmental Consents and Filings. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is required on the part of such Investor in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transactions”) other than
disclosure reports regarding such transactions that such Investor is required to file in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Act
(as defined below).

 

(d)
Compliance with Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance by such Principal Investor of this Agreement
and the consummation by such Principal Investor and the other Investors of the Transactions will not result in any violation or default
(i) of any provisions of its organizational documents, (ii) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree to which it is a party
or by which it is bound, (iii) under any note, indenture or mortgage to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) under any lease,
agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or (v) of any provision of federal or state statute,
rule or regulation applicable to it, in each case (other than clause (i)), which would have a material adverse effect on such Principal
Investor or any of the other Investors or its or their ability to consummate the Transactions.

 

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(e) Share-Holdings.
As of the date of this Agreement, the Investors collectively hold [●] Shares, with each Investor’s holdings of Shares set
forth on Appendix A hereto.

 

(f)  
Disclosure of Information. Such Principal Investor has had an opportunity to discuss East Stone’s and the Company’s
business, management and financial affairs, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as well as the terms of the Business Combination,
with East Stone’s management.

 

(g)
No Other Representations and Warranties; Non-Reliance. Except for the specific representations and warranties contained
in this Section 2 and in any certificate or written agreement delivered pursuant hereto, neither any Principal Investor or any
person acting on behalf of such Principal Investor nor any of such Principal Investor’s affiliates (collectively, the “Principal
Investor Parties”) has made, makes or shall be deemed to make any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect
to such Principal Investor or the other Investors, and the Principal Investor Parties disclaim any such representation or warranty. Except
for the specific representations and warranties expressly made by East Stone in Section 3 of this Agreement, in any certificate
or written agreement delivered pursuant hereto and in any public filings, the Principal Investor Parties specifically disclaim that they
are relying upon any other representations or warranties that may have been made by the East Stone Parties (as defined below).

 

		3.	Representations and Warranties of East Stone. East
Stone represents and warrants to each Principal Investor as follows:

 

(a)
Organization and Corporate Power. East Stone is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing as
a corporation under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business
as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. East Stone has no subsidiaries other than the merger subsidiary referenced in
the recitals hereto that was formed for the purpose of effecting the Business Combination.

 

(b)
Authorization. All corporate action required to be taken by East Stone’s Board of Directors in order to authorize
East Stone to enter into this Agreement has been taken. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by East Stone, shall constitute the
valid and legally binding obligation of East Stone, enforceable against East Stone in accordance with its term, subject to the effect
of the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

(c)
Disclosure. East Stone has not disclosed to either Principal Investor material non-public information with respect to East
Stone or the Business Combination, other the terms of and transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which shall be publicly disclosed
by East Stone either by the issuance of a press release or the filing with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K, in each case,
by 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time on the first Business Day immediately following the date that the Parties enter into this Agreement. Such public
disclosure shall disclose the name of the Principal Investors as having entered into the Agreement.

 

(d)
Governmental Consents and Filings. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is required on the part of East Stone in connection with
the consummation of the Transactions, other than disclosure reports regarding such transactions East Stone is required to file in accordance
with the terms of the Exchange Act.

 

(e)
Compliance with Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance by East Stone of this Agreement and the consummation
by East Stone of the Transactions will not result in any violation or default (i) of any provisions of its organizational documents, (ii)
of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iii) under any note, indenture or
mortgage to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a
party or by which it is bound, or (v) of any provision of federal or state statute, rule or regulation applicable to it, in each case
(other than clause (i)), which would have a material adverse effect on East Stone or its ability to consummate the Transactions.

 

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(f)  
Adequacy of Financing. The Company will have available to it sufficient funds to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)
SEC Filings. To the knowledge of East Stone, none of East Stone’s reports and other filings with the Commission, as
of their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(h)
No Other Representations and Warranties; Non-Reliance. Except for the specific representations and warranties contained
in this Section 3 and in any certificate or written agreement delivered pursuant hereto or in any public filings, neither East
Stone or any person on behalf of East Stone nor any of East Stone’s affiliates (collectively, the “East Stone Parties”)
has made, makes or shall be deemed to make any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to East Stone, the Company,
the Transactions or the Business Combination, and the East Stone Parties disclaim any such representation or warranty. Except for the
specific representations and warranties expressly made by the Principal Investors in Section 2 of this Agreement and in any
certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, the East Stone Parties specifically disclaim that they are relying upon any other
representations or warranties that may have been made by the Principal Investor Parties.

 

		4.	Additional Agreements.

 

(a)
Net Long Position. During the term of this Agreement, each Investor agrees to maintain a net long position of the Company’s
securities. If, on the day that is three trading days prior to the Company’s special meeting of shareholders to approve, among other
things, an extension of the date by which East Stone has to consummate a business combination from November 24, 2021 to February 24, 2022
(the “Extension Meeting”), the Investors own fewer than 974,658 Public Shares, the Investors shall purchase Public
Shares at trust value, in the first instance in the form of Public Shares tendered for redemption from the Escrow Agent (as defined herein)
(the “Extension Redeemed Shares”), and if such Extension Redeemed Shares are not sufficient to allow the Investors
to own at least 974,658 Public Shares, then the Investor shall thereafter purchase Public Shares, at trust value, in the open market,
up to a number of Public Shares such that the Investors hold 974,658 shares as of the time of the Extension Meeting. If, on the day that
is three trading days prior to the Business Combination Meeting, the Investors hold fewer than 974,658 Public Shares, the Investors shall
purchase Public Shares at trust value, in the first instance in the form of Public Shares tendered for redemption from the Escrow Agent
(as defined herein) (the “Business Combination Redeemed Shares”), and if such Business Combination Redeemed Shares
are not sufficient to allow the Investors to own at least 974,658 Public Shares, then the Investor shall thereafter purchase Public Shares,
at trust value, in the open market, up to a number of Public Shares such that the Investors hold 974,658 Public Shares as of the time
of the Business Combination Meeting.

 

(b)
No Redemptions; No Tenders. Each Principal Investor further agrees not to, and Meteora will cause the Non-Principal Investors
not to, (i) request redemption of any of the Shares (including any Additional Shares) in conjunction with East Stone’s shareholders’
approval of the Business Combination, or (ii) tender the Shares (including any Additional Shares) to East Stone in response to any redemption
or tender offer that East Stone may commence for its ordinary shares; provided that (x) all of the Additional Investors shall be
bound by a substantially similar restriction as set forth in this Section 4(b) in the Additional Investor Agreements (as defined
below).

 

(c)
Option to Purchase Additional Shares and Certain Derivatives. East Stone hereby acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement
shall prohibit the Investors from purchasing from third parties prior to the Business Combination Closing Date additional ordinary shares
of East Stone, including shares that have previously been tendered by third parties for redemption at their original redemption value
in conjunction with East Stone’s stockholders’ approval of the Business Combination, to the extent such third parties unwind
such tenders for redemption (the “Additional Shares”), or any warrants, convertible notes or options (including puts
or calls) of East Stone; provided, the aggregate number of Shares and Additional Shares owned by the Investors and subject to Sections
1, 4(b) and 4(c) shall not exceed 974,658 ordinary shares of East Stone, unless otherwise agreed in writing by all Parties.
For the avoidance of doubt, all Additional Shares shall be deemed Shares for all purposes hereunder and shall be purchased by the Company
in accordance with Section 1.

 

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 (d) Open Market Sale. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Parties agree that the Investors shall, commencing on the Business Combination Closing Date, have the right, but not the obligation, to sell any or all of the Shares (including any Additional Shares) in the open market if the sale price exceeds $10.26 per Share prior to payment of any commissions due by the Investors for such sale. The Investor shall give written notice to the Company and the Escrow Agent of any sale of the Shares (including any Additional Shares) pursuant to this Section 4(d) within three (3) Business Days following the date of such sale (the “Open Market Sale Notice”), and the Open Market Sale Notice shall include the date of the sale, the number of Shares sold, and confirmation that the sale price per Share was greater than $10.26 per Share prior to the payment of any commissions due by the Investor for the sale. If the Investors sell any Shares (including any Additional Shares) in the open market after the Business Combination Closing Date and prior to the one (1) month anniversary of the Business Combination Closing Date at a sales price per Share that is greater than $10.26 (such sale, the “Early Sale” and such shares, the “Early Sale Shares”), then, within five (5) Business Days of the Company’s and the Escrow Agent’s receipt of such Open Market Sale Notice, the Escrow Agent shall release from the Escrow Account (x) to each selling Investor an amount equal to $0.05 per Early Sale Share sold by such Investor (the “Early Sale Premium”) and (y) to the Company an amount equal to $10.36 per Early Sale Share sold in such Early Sale.

 

(e)
Escrow.

 

(i) Simultaneously
with the closing of the Business Combination, East Stone shall deposit, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency
and adequacy of which East Stone hereby acknowledges, into an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) with Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Escrow Agent”), subject to the terms of a written escrow agreement (the “Escrow
Agreement”) substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto and to be entered into on or prior to the Business
Combination Closing Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) $10,146,189.78 and (y) $10.41 multiplied by the number of
Shares and Additional Shares held by the Investors as of the closing of the Business Combination, including after application of any
ratable reduction as provided for in Section 4(b) (the “Escrowed Funds”). The Escrow Agreement shall irrevocably
cause the Escrow Agent to release from the Escrow Account the aggregate Shares Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1. The
payments to be made by the Escrow Agent to the Investors in accordance with Section 1 or to the Investors and the Company in
accordance with Section 4(d), if applicable, will be made solely with the Escrowed Funds.

 

(ii)
Upon receipt by the Escrow Agent and Company of written notice that any Investor has sold Shares above $10.26 (including any Additional
Shares) as provided in Section 4(d), the Escrow Agent may release to the Company for the Company’s use without restriction
an aggregate amount equal to the number of Shares (including any Additional Shares) sold multiplied by $10.41; provided
that if an Investor sold any Early Sale Shares, within five (5) Business Days of the Company’s and the Escrow Agent’s receipt
of the applicable Open Market Sale Notice, the Escrow Agent shall release from the Escrow Account (a) for the selling Investor’s
use without restriction an amount equal to the Early Sale Premium with respect to the Early Sale Shares sold by such Investor, and (b)
for the Company’s use without restriction an amount equal to the number of Early Sale Shares sold in the Early Sale multiplied
by $10.36.

 

(iii)
In the event that any Investor elects not to sell to the Company any Shares (including any Additional Shares) held by such Investor
by either (A) a Principal Investor delivering a written notice to the Company on behalf of itself (or Meteora delivering a written notice
to the Company on behalf of the Non-Principal Investors) stating such Investor’s intention not to sell any Shares (or any Additional
Shares) to the Company, or (B) such Investor failing to timely deliver a Shares Sale Notice to the Company pursuant to Section 1(a)
for all of its Shares, the Company may promptly issue instructions to the Escrow Agent to release from the Escrow Account to the Company
for the Company’s use without restriction an amount equal to (x) $10.41 multiplied by (y) the number of Shares held
by such Investor.

 

(f)  
Notification. The Company shall promptly notify the Principal Investors of the occurrence of any event that would make any
of the representations and warranties of East Stone set forth in Section 3 untrue or incorrect at any time between the date
of this Agreement and the Shares Closing Date, except where the failure of a representation and warranty to be true and correct would
not have a material adverse effect on East Stone’s or the Company’s ability to consummate the Transactions.

 

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(g)
Most Favored Nation. Concurrently with, or shortly after, the execution of this Agreement, East Stone may enter into separate
agreements with other investors (the “Additional Investors”) for the purchase and sale of East Stone ordinary shares
imposing restrictions on dispositions of East Stone ordinary shares by the Additional Investors similar to those herein ((i) and (ii)
collectively, the “Additional Investor Agreements”). East Stone agrees not to provide the Additional Investors material
terms in the Additional Investor Agreements that are more favorable to such Additional Investors than the terms provided to the Investors
in this Agreement. In the event that East Stone provides the Additional Investors with material terms in the Additional Investor Agreements
that are more favorable than the terms provided to the Investors in this Agreement, East Stone shall promptly inform the Principal Investors
of such more favorable terms, and the Principal Investors shall have the mutual right to elect to have such more favorable terms included
herein, in which case the Parties shall promptly amend this Agreement to effect the same. For the avoidance of doubt, if East Stone transfers
or sells Founder Shares to another investor and that investor also executes a non redemption agreement or forward share purchase agreement
substantially similar to this Agreement, the Investor shall be notified of such agreement and have the right to amend the terms of this
Agreement to match the more favorable terms and/or the Investor shall have the right elect to have such terms included herein.

 

(h)
Security Agreement in Escrow Account. To secure the obligations of East Stone and the Company under this Agreement, East
Stone and the Company each grant to the Principal Investors a security interest in, and lien on, all right, title, and interest of East
Stone and the Company in and to the Escrow Account in respect of all funds required to satisfy East Stone’s and the Company’s
obligations hereunder, the Escrow Agreement, all rights related thereto, and all proceeds, products, and profits of the foregoing. In
the event of a default by East Stone or the Company under this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, then, in addition to any other rights
the Principal Investors may have under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, and applicable law, the Principal Investors shall also have
the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in the State of New York. East Stone and the Company
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file such UCC financing statements or other documents as reasonably directed
by the Principal Investors with respect to their security interests.

 

(i)
Indemnification. East Stone (referred to as the “Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify the Investors and their
respective officers, directors, employees, agents and shareholders (collectively referred to as the “Indemnitees”)
against, and hold them harmless of and from, any and all loss, liability, cost, damage and expense, including without limitation, reasonable
and documented out-of-pocket outside counsel fees, which the Indemnitees may suffer or incur by reason of any action, claim or proceeding,
in each case, brought by a third party creditor of East Stone, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries asserting that the
Investors are not entitled to receive the aggregate Share Purchase Price or such portion thereof as they are entitled to receive pursuant
to Section 1(a) and Section 4(d) of this Agreement, in each case unless such action, claim or proceeding is the result of
the fraud, bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of any Indemnitee.

 

		5.	Closing Conditions. The obligation of the Company
to purchase the Shares at the Shares Closing under this Agreement shall be subject in all respects to the consummation of the Business
Combination, such Shares being free and clear of all liens and other encumbrances as of the Shares Closing and such Shares being continuously
held by the Investors from the closing of the Business Combination through the three (3) month anniversary of the Business Combination
Closing Date.

 

		6.	Termination. This Agreement may be terminated as follows:

 

		(a)	at any time by mutual written consent of all Parties;

 

		(b)	automatically if the stockholders of East Stone fail to approve
the Business Combination before February 24, 2022, subject to extension by mutual agreement; and

 

		(c)	prior to the closing of the Business Combination by mutual
agreement of the Principal Investors if there occurs a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement).

 

		(d)	By the Investors, if prior to the Extension Meeting, East Stone does not reach substantially similar non-redemption
or forward purchase agreements with Other Investors committing an aggregate of 1,949,316 ordinary shares of East Stone to the same restrictions
included in Section 4(b) of this Agreement.

 

		(e)	By the Investors, if prior to the Business Combination Meeting, all Parties, and Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company, have not executed the Escrow Agreement.

 

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In the event of termination
in accordance with Section 6(a), 6(b), 6(c), 6(d), or 6(e), this Agreement shall forthwith become null
and void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of [Investor], East Stone, or the Company and their respective directors,
officers, employees, partners, managers, members, or stockholders and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all rights and
obligations of each Party shall immediately cease; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 6 shall relieve
any Party from liabilities or damages arising out of any actual fraud or willful breach by such party of any of its representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement prior to termination of this Agreement.

 

		7.	General Provisions.

 

(a)
Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed effectively given upon the earlier of actual receipt, or (i) personal delivery to the Party to be notified, (ii) when sent, if
sent by electronic mail during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s
next Business Day, (iii) five (5) Business Days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, or (iv) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next Business
Day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All notices and other communications sent to a Party shall be sent to the e-mail address
or address as set forth on the signature page of such Party hereto, or to such e-mail address or address as subsequently modified by written
notice given by such Party in accordance with this Section 7(a).

 

(b)
No Finder’s Fees. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finder’s fee or commission
in connection with the Transactions. Each Principal Investor agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless East Stone from any liability for
any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee arising out of the Transactions (and the costs
and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Investors, or any of their respective officers,
employees or representatives is responsible or arising out of any agreement entered into by any such person or entity. East Stone agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Principal Investors from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s
or broker’s fee arising out of the Transactions (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability)
for which East Stone or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible or arising out of any agreement entered into
by any such person or entity.

 

(c)
Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the
Shares Closing.

 

(d)
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with any documents, instruments and writings that are delivered pursuant hereto
or referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties in respect of its subject matter and supersedes
all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way
to the subject matter hereof or to the Transactions.

 

(e)
Successors. All of the terms, agreements, covenants, representations, warranties, and conditions of this Agreement are binding
upon, and inure to the benefit of and are enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors. Nothing in this Agreement, express
or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the Parties or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

(f)
Assignments. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no Party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights,
interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the each of the other Parties.

 

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(g)
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all
of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures sent by facsimile transmission or in PDF format shall be deemed
to be originals for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

(h)
Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and will not affect in any
way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(i)
Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement, the entire relationship of the Parties, and any litigation among the Parties
(whether grounded in contract, tort, statute, law or equity) shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and interpreted pursuant
to the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its choice of laws or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the
State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
Delaware. Any dispute arising from or relating to the relative rights of the parties hereto and all other questions concerning the construction,
validity and interpretation of this Agreement, shall be brought exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court
of Chancery”) or, to the extent the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the United States District
Court for the District of Delaware and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts (the “Delaware Federal
Court”) or, to the extent neither the Court of Chancery nor the Delaware Federal Court has subject matter jurisdiction, the
Superior Court of the State of Delaware (the “Chosen Courts”), and, solely with respect to any such action (i) irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action in the Chosen
Courts, and (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto.

 

(j)
MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT,
OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE,
ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(k)
Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except with the prior
written consent of all Parties.

 

(l) Severability.
The provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision will not affect the
validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof; provided that if any provision of this Agreement, as applied to any
Party or to any circumstance, is adjudged by a governmental authority, arbitrator, or mediator not to be enforceable in accordance with
its terms, the Parties agree that the governmental authority, arbitrator, or mediator making such determination will have the power to
modify the provision in a manner consistent with its objectives such that it is enforceable, and/or to delete specific words or phrases,
and in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable and will be enforced.

 

(m)
Expenses. At the Business Combination Closing Date, East Stone shall pay the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees
and expenses of legal counsel to the Principal Investors, in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate $10,000. East Stone and the Company
are responsible for all fees associated with the Escrow Account.

 

(n)
Exclusivity. East Stone represents that it has not entered into any similar agreements with any other parties prior to the
execution of this Agreement. East Stone may enter into a similar non-redemption or forward purchase agreement with two other parties,
for a maximum aggregate 1,949,316 shares, subject to the terms of Section 4(g).

 

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(o)
Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption
or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. For purposes
of this Agreement, “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which commercial banks in
New York are obligated by any applicable law to close. Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign law will be deemed also
to refer to law as amended and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The words “include,”
“includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.”
Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will
be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this Agreement,”
“herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar
import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The Parties intend that each
representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If a Party has breached any representation,
warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating
to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party has not breached will not detract from
or mitigate the fact that such party is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant.

 

(p)
Waiver. No waiver by a Party of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional
or not, may be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or
affect in any way any rights arising because of any prior or subsequent occurrence.

 

(q)
Specific Performance. Each Party agrees that irreparable damage may occur in the event any provision of this Agreement was
not performed by any other Party in accordance with the terms hereof and that the other Parties shall be entitled to seek specific performance
of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.

 

(r)  
Rule 10b5-1.

 

		i.	The Company represents and warrants to the Investors that Company is not entering into this Agreement
to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Public Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Public Shares)
or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Public Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the
Public Shares) for the purpose of inducing the purchase or sale of such securities or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act, and
the Company represents and warrants to the Investors that the Company has not entered into or altered, and agrees that the Company will
not enter into or alter, any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Public Shares.

 

		ii.	The Company agrees that, subject to Section 4(a) herein, it will not seek to control or influence the
Investors’ decision to make any “purchases or sales” (within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3)) under
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Investors’ decision to enter into any hedging transactions.

 

		iii.	The Company acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement
shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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

 

[Investor]

 

	By:	               	 
	Name: 	 
	Title:  	 
	 	 
	Address for Notices:	 
	 	 
	East Stone:	 
	 	 
	East Stone Acquisition Corporation	 
	 	 
	By: 	 	 
	Name: 	 
	Title:  	 

 

Address for Notices:

25 Mall Road, Suite 330, Burlington, MA 01803

hao@estonecapital.com

 

[Signature Page to East
Stone Forward Purchase Agreement]

 

     

     

    

 

Appendix A

 

	Investor	Number of Shares
	[Investor]	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

 

[Signature Page to East
Stone Forward Purchase Agreement] 

 

     

     

    

 

Exhibit A

Escrow Agreement

(attached hereto)

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