Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”)
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”).  THIS NOTE HAS
BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.  

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

	Principal Amount:  $ ________	
        Dated as of ____, 2018

        New York, New York

 

Stellar
Acquisition III Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation and blank check company (the “Maker”), promises
to pay to the order of ________ or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”), or
order, the principal sum of __________ ($______) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions
described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as
otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in
accordance with the provisions of this Note.

 

1. Principal. The
principal balance of this Note shall be payable by the Maker on the date (the “Maturity Date”) on which Maker
consummates its initial business combination (the “Business Combination”). The principal balance may not
be prepaid. Under no circumstances shall any individual, including but not limited to any officer, director, employee or shareholder
of the Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations or liabilities of the Maker hereunder.

 

2. Interest. No
interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

3. Application
of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum
due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorneys’ fees, and then to the payment in full of any late
charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

4. Events
of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):

 

(a) Failure
to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note within five (5) business
days of the Maturity Date.

 

(b) Voluntary
Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or
the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts
become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

  

(c) Involuntary
Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker
in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering
the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period
of 60 consecutive days.

 

5. Remedies.

 

(a) Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note
to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable hereunder,
shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby
expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

     

     

    

 

(b) Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other
sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action
on the part of Payee.

 

6. Waivers. Maker
and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest,
and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under
the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property,
real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution,
or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any
real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof or any writ of execution issued hereon, may
be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.

 

7. Unconditional
Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement
of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other
party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or
consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted
by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors,
or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.

 

8. Notices. All
notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be made in writing and delivered:
(i) personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission
to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address
or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party or (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently
provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party.  Any notice
or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the
business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after
delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.

  

9. Construction. THIS
NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT
OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.

 

10. Severability. Any
provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition
or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

11. Trust
Waiver.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest
or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account (the “Trust Account”)
established in which the proceeds of the initial public offering (“the “IPO”) conducted by the Maker (including
the deferred underwriters’ discounts and commissions) and the proceeds of the sale of the warrants issued in a private placement
that occurred prior to the closing of the IPO were deposited, as described in greater detail in Maker’s Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (333-212377) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the IPO (the “Registration
Statement”), and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the
Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.

 

12. Amendment;
Waiver.  Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent
of the Maker and the Payee.

 

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13. Assignment.  No
assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law
or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent
shall be void.

 

14.
Conversion.

 

(a) At
the Payee’s option, at any time prior to payment in full of the principal balance of this Note, the Payee may elect to convert
all or any portion of this Note into that number of warrants (the “Conversion Warrants”) equal to:
(i) the portion of the principal amount of the Note being converted pursuant to this Section 14, divided by (ii) $0.50, rounded
up to the nearest whole number. Each Conversion Warrant shall have the same terms and conditions as the warrants issued by the
Maker pursuant to a private placement, as described in the Registration Statement. The Conversion Warrants, the shares of Common
Stock underlying the Conversion Warrants and any other equity security of Maker issued or issuable with respect to the foregoing
by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, amalgamation, consolidation
or reorganization (the “Warrant Shares”), shall be entitled to the registration rights set forth in Section
15 hereof.

 

(b) Upon
any complete or partial conversion of the principal amount of this Note, (i) such principal amount shall be so converted and such
converted portion of this Note shall become fully paid and satisfied, (ii) the Payee shall surrender and deliver this Note, duly
endorsed, to Maker or such other address which Maker shall designate against delivery of the Conversion Warrants, (iii) Maker shall
promptly deliver a new duly executed Note to the Payee in the principal amount that remains outstanding, if any, after any such
conversion and (iv) in exchange for all or any portion of the surrendered Note, Maker shall deliver to Payee the Conversion Warrants,
which shall bear such legends as are required, in the opinion of counsel to Maker or by any other agreement between Maker and the
Payee and applicable state and federal securities laws.

 

(c) The
Payee shall pay any and all issue and other taxes that may be payable with respect to any issue or delivery of the Conversion Warrants
upon conversion of this Note pursuant hereto; provided, however, that the Payee shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes
resulting from any transfer requested by the Payee in connection with any such conversion.

  

(d) The
Conversion Warrants shall not be issued upon conversion of this Note unless such issuance and such conversion comply with all applicable
provisions of law.

 

15.
Registration Rights.

 

(a) Reference
is made to that certain Registration Rights Agreement between the Maker and the parties thereto, dated as of August 18, 2016 (the
“Registration Rights Agreement”). All capitalized terms used in this Section 15 shall have the same meanings
ascribed to them in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(b) The
holders (“Holders”) of the Conversion Warrants (or the Warrant Shares) shall be entitled to one Demand Registration,
which shall be subject to the same provisions as set forth in Section 2.1 of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(c) The
Holders shall also be entitled to include the Conversion Warrants (or the Warrant Shares) in Piggyback Registrations, which shall
be subject to the same provisions as set forth in Section 2.2 of the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that in
the event that an underwriter advises the Maker that the Maximum Number of Securities has been exceeded with respect to a Piggyback
Registration, the Holders shall not have any priority for inclusion in such Piggyback Registration.

 

(d) Except
as set forth above, the Holders and the Maker, as applicable, shall have all of the same rights, duties and obligations set forth
in the Registration Rights Agreement.

  

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending
to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written. 

 

	 	Stellar Acquisition III Inc.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: George Syllantavos
	 	 	Title: co-CEO

 

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THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”)
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”).  THIS NOTE HAS
BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.  

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

	 	 Dated as of May 23rd, 2018
	 	 
	Principal Amount: $62,082	New York, New York

  

Stellar Acquisition
III Inc., a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation and blank check company (the “Maker”), promises
to pay to the order of Phunware, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Phunware”) or its registered assigns or successors
in interest (the “Payee”), or order, the principal sum of Sixty Two Thousand Eighty Two U.S. Dollars ($62,082)
in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below.  All payments on this Note
shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account
as the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note. This Note is entered
into in connection with, and in anticipation of, Maker and Phunware executing and delivering a definitive agreement (the “Transaction
Agreement”) with respect to Maker’s initial business combination with Phunware (the “Transaction”).

 

1. Principal. The
principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable by the Maker on the following date (such applicable payment date, the
“Maturity Date”), subject to Section 11 below:

 

(a) If
within 30 days after the date of this Note (x) the Board of Directors of Phunware approves the Transaction and Maker and (y) Phunware
execute and deliver the Transaction Agreement, then the principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable by the Maker to
Payee in cash upon the earliest of (i) the date of the consummation of the Transaction pursuant to the terms of the Transaction
Agreement, in which case, this Note shall be paid by increasing the consideration payable to Phunware equity holders under the
Transaction Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Transaction Agreement, (ii) the date that Maker consummates
its initial business combination and (iii) the date of the liquidation of Maker; and

 

(b) If
within 30 days after the date of this Note (x) the Board of Directors of Phunware does not approve the Transaction and (y) Maker
and Phunware do not execute and deliver the Transaction Agreement, then the principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable
by the Maker to Payee 30 days after the date of this Note.

 

Except as provided in Section 14 below,
under no circumstances shall any individual, including but not limited to any officer, director, employee or shareholder of the
Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations or liabilities of the Maker hereunder.

 

2. Interest. 
No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

3. Application
of Payments. Subject to clause (i) of Section 1(a) above, all payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any
costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorneys’ fees,
and then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

     

     

    

 

4. Events
of Default.  The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):

 

(a) Failure
to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note within five (5) business
days of the Maturity Date.

 

(b) Voluntary
Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or
the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts
become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

  

(c) Involuntary
Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of
Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its
property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed
and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.

 

5. Remedies.

 

(a) Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note
to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable hereunder,
shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby
expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

(b) Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other
sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action
on the part of Payee.

 

6. Waivers. 
Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor,
protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by
Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting
any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or
sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and
Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof or any writ of execution
issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.

 

7. Unconditional
Liability.  Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement
of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other
party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or
consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted
by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors,
or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.

 

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8. Notices. 
All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be made in writing and delivered:
(i) personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission
to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address
or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party or (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently
provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party.  Any notice
or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the
business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after
delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.

  

9. Construction. 
THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, WITHOUT REGARD TO
CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.

 

10. Severability. 
Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction.

 

11. Trust
Waiver.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest
or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account (the “Trust Account”)
established in which the proceeds of the initial public offering (“the “IPO”) conducted by the Maker (including
the deferred underwriters’ discounts and commissions) and the proceeds of the sale of the warrants issued in a private placement
that occurred prior to the closing of the IPO were deposited, as described in greater detail in Maker’s Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (333-212377) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the IPO (the “Registration
Statement”), and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the
Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. The provisions of this Section 11 shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any
releases of Claims provided by Payee pursuant to any other agreement among Payee and Maker, including the Transaction Agreement
when executed and delivered by the parties.

 

12. Amendment;
Waiver.  Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent
of the Maker and the Payee.

 

13.
Assignment.  No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any
party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted
assignment without the required consent shall be void.

 

14.
Guaranty.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Note to the contrary, solely in the event that within 30 days
after the date of this Note (x) the Board of Directors of Phunware does not approve the Transaction and (y) Maker and
Phunware do not execute and deliver the Transaction Agreement, then each of Astra Maritime Corp. and Magellan Investments
Corp. (each, a “Guarantor”), hereby jointly and severally guarantee to Payee the full and prompt payment
of the entire balance of this Note upon an Event of Default.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year
first above written. 

 

	 	Stellar Acquisition III Inc.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Akis Tsirigakis
	 	 	Name: Akis Tsirigakis
	 	 	Title: co-CEO

 

	 	The undersigned join as parties solely with respect
to Section 14 above:
	 	 
	 	Astra Maritime Corp.
	 	 	 
	 	
        By:
	
        /s/ Akis Tsirigakis

	 	 	Name: Akis Tsirigakis
	 	 	Title: Director
	 	 	 
	 	Magellan Investments Corp.
	 	 	 
	 	
        By:
	
        /s/ George Syllantavos

	 	 	Name: George Syllantavos
	 	 	Title: Director

 

Acknowledged and agreed as of the date first set forth above:

 

	Phunware, Inc.	 
	 	 	 
	By:  	/s/ Tushar Patel	 
	Name: 	Tushar Patel	 
	Title:	EVP	 

 

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