Document:

Exhibit 10.5

As of _________, 2021

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Ignyte Acquisition Corp. (“Corporation”), a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”), intends to register its securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), in connection with its initial public offering (“IPO”).

Ignyte Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) hereby commits to purchase an aggregate of 2,350,000 warrants of the Corporation (“Initial Warrants”), each Initial Warrant to purchase one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation at $1.00 per Initial Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $2,350,000 (the “Initial Purchase Price”). Additionally, if the underwriters in the IPO exercise their over-allotment option in full or part, the Sponsor further commits to purchase up to an additional 150,000 warrants (“Additional Warrants” and together with the Initial Warrants, the “Private Warrants”) at $1.00 per Additional Warrant for an aggregate purchase price of up to $150,000 (the “Over-Allotment Purchase Price” and together with the Initial Purchase Price, the “Purchase Price”). At least 24 hours prior to the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the Corporation’s registration statement filed in connection with the IPO (“Registration Statement”), the Sponsor will cause the full Purchase Price to be delivered to Graubard Miller, counsel for the Corporation (“Counsel”), by wire transfer as set forth in the instructions attached as Exhibit A to hold in a non-interest bearing account until the Corporation consummates the IPO.

The consummation of the purchase and issuance of the Initial Warrants and Additional Warrants (if any) shall occur simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO and over-allotment option, respectively. Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, Counsel shall deposit the Initial Purchase Price, without interest or deduction, into the trust account (“Trust Account”) established by the Corporation for the benefit of the Corporation’s public shareholders as described in the Registration Statement. Simultaneously with the consummation of all or any part of the over-allotment option, Counsel shall deposit the pro-rata portion of the Over-Allotment Purchase Price, based upon the amount of the over-allotment option that has been exercised, without interest or deduction, into the Trust Account. Upon expiration of the over-allotment option, Counsel shall return any unused portion of the Over-Allotment Purchase Price to the Sponsor. If the Corporation does not complete the IPO within fourteen (14) days from the Effective Date, the Purchase Price (without interest or deduction) will be returned to the Sponsor.

Each of the Corporation and the Sponsor acknowledges and agrees that Counsel is serving hereunder solely as a convenience to the parties to facilitate the purchase of the Private Warrants and Counsel’s sole obligation under this letter agreement is to act with respect to holding and disbursing the Purchase Price for the Private Warrants as described above. Counsel shall not be liable to the Corporation or the Sponsor or any other person or entity in respect of any act or failure to act hereunder or otherwise in connection with performing its services hereunder unless Counsel has acted in a manner constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Corporation and the Sponsor, jointly and severally, shall indemnify Counsel against any claim made against it (including reasonable attorney’s fees) by reason of it acting or failing to act in connection with this letter agreement except as a result of its gross negligence or willful misconduct. Counsel may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any written notice, instruction or request furnished to it hereunder and believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

The Private Warrants will be identical to the warrants included in the units to be sold by the Corporation in the IPO, except that:

	●	the Private Warrants will not be transferable (except to (a) to the Corporation’s initial stockholders, officers, directors, or consultants, any affiliate or family member of any of the Corporation’s officers, directors, or consultants, any affiliate of the Corporation’s initial stockholders or to any of their affiliates, (b) by private sales or transfers made in connection with any forward purchase agreement or similar arrangement or in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the Private Warrants were originally purchased; (c) by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the limited liability company agreement of any initial stockholder upon dissolution of such initial stockholder, (d) in the event of the Corporation’s liquidation prior to the consummation of an initial Business Combination; or (e) in the event that, subsequent to the consummation of an initial Business Combination, the Corporation completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Corporation’s stockholders having the right to exchange their common stock for cash, securities or other property, in each case (except for clause (d) or with the Corporation’s prior consent) where the transferee agrees to these transfer restrictions) until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination;

	●	the Private Warrants (and underlying shares of common stock) will be subject to customary registration rights, which shall be described in the Registration Statement;
	 	 
	●	the Private Warrants will not be redeemable and will be exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees; and
	 	 
	●	the Private Warrants will include any additional terms or restrictions as is customary in other similarly structured blank check company offerings or as may be reasonably required by the underwriters in the IPO in order to consummate the IPO, each of which will be set forth in the Registration Statement.

The Sponsor hereby represents and warrants that:

	(a)	it has been advised that the Private Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act;
	 	 
	(b)	it is acquiring the Private Warrants for its account for investment purposes only;
	 	 
	(c)	it has no present intention of selling or otherwise disposing of the Private Warrants in violation of the securities laws of the United States;
	 	 
	(d)	it is an “accredited investor” as defined by Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
	 	 
	(e)	it has had both the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the officers and directors of the Corporation and all persons acting on its behalf concerning the terms and conditions of the offer made hereunder;
	 	 
	(f)	it is familiar with the proposed business, management, financial condition and affairs of the Corporation;
	 	 
	(g)	it has full power, authority and legal capacity to execute and deliver this letter and any documents contemplated herein or needed to consummate the transactions contemplated in this letter; and
	 	 
	(h)	this letter constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Sponsor and is enforceable against it.

	Very truly yours, 
		 
	IGNYTE SPONSOR LLC 
	 	
	 	
	By:   	
		Name:
		Title:                                      

	Accepted and Agreed:
		  
	IGNYTE ACQUISITION CORP.
		  
	By:   	 	 
		Name:   	 
		Title:	                                      

	GRAUBARD MILLER 
	(solely with respect to its obligations to hold and disburse monies for the Private Warrants) 

	By:   	 	 
		Name:   	 
		Title:	                                      

EXHIBIT AExhibit 10.6

STOCK ESCROW AGREEMENT

STOCK ESCROW AGREEMENT, dated as of [●], 2021 (“Agreement”), by and among Ignyte Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), the stockholder of the Company listed on Exhibit A hereto (the “Founder”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited purpose trust company (“Escrow Agent”).

WHEREAS, the Company was formed for the purpose of completing a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination (a “Business Combination”) with one or more businesses or entities.

WHEREAS, the Founder purchased an aggregate of 1,437,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) in a private placement;

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated [●], 2021 (“Underwriting Agreement”), with EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (the “Representative”) acting as representative of the several underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which, among other matters, the Underwriters have agreed to purchase 5,000,000 units (“Units”) of the Company, plus up to an additional 750,000 Units if the Representative exercises the over-allotment option in full. Each Unit consists of one share of Common Stock and one-half of one warrant (“Warrant”), each whole Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock, all as more fully described in the Company’s final Prospectus, dated [●], 2021 (“Prospectus”) comprising part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-[●]) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Registration Statement”), declared effective on [●], 2021 (“Effective Date”).

WHEREAS, the Founder has agreed as a condition of the sale of the Units to deposit its shares of Common Stock of the Company in escrow as hereinafter provided.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Founder desire that the Escrow Agent accept the shares of Common Stock, in escrow, to be held and disbursed as hereinafter provided.

IT IS AGREED:

1. Appointment of Escrow Agent. The Company and the Founder hereby appoint the Escrow Agent to act in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to act in accordance with and subject to such terms.

2. Deposit of Shares. On or before the Effective Date, the Founder’s shares of Common Stock set forth on Exhibit A hereto shall be deposited in escrow, to be held and disbursed subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Founder acknowledges that the shares deposited in escrow will be legended to reflect the deposit of such shares under this Agreement.

3. Disbursement of the Escrow Shares.

3.1 If the over-allotment option to purchase all or a portion of the additional 750,000 Units of the Company is not exercised in full within 45 days of the date of the Prospectus (as described in the Underwriting Agreement), the Founder agrees that the Escrow Agent shall return to the Company for cancellation, at no cost, the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying 187,500 by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is 750,000 minus the number of shares of Common Stock included in the Units purchased by the Underwriters upon the exercise of the over-allotment option, and (ii) the denominator of which is 750,000. The Company shall promptly provide notice to the Escrow Agent of the expiration or termination of the over-allotment option and the number of Units, if any, purchased by the Underwriters in connection with the exercise thereof.

3.2 Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Escrow Agent shall hold the shares remaining after any cancellation required pursuant to Section 3.1 above (such remaining shares to be referred to herein as the “Escrow Shares”) until (i) with respect to 50% of such shares, for a period ending on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination and the date on which the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of the initial Business Combination and (ii) with respect to the remaining 50% of such shares, for a period ending on the one-year anniversary of the date of the consummation of the initial Business Combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to the initial Business Combination the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property (such period of time during which the Escrow Shares are held in escrow, the “Escrow Period”). Upon the achievement of any of the conditions set forth above, the Company shall promptly provide notice to the Escrow Agent, in form reasonably acceptable to the Escrow Agent. Upon completion of the Escrow Period, the Escrow Agent shall disburse such amount of each Founder’s Escrow Shares to the Founder. The Escrow Agent shall have no further duties hereunder after the disbursement of the Escrow Shares in accordance with this Section 3.2.

3.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.2, if the Escrow Agent is notified by the Company pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof that the Company’s Trust Account (as defined in that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and the Escrow Agent as trustee thereunder) is being liquidated, then the Escrow Agent shall deliver the certificates representing the Escrow Shares to the Founder promptly after the public stockholders are paid the liquidating distributions and shall have no further duties hereunder.

4. Rights of Founder in Escrow Shares.

4.1 Voting Rights as a Stockholder. Subject to the terms of the Insider Letters described in Section 4.4 hereof and except as herein provided, the Founder shall retain all of its rights as a stockholder of the Company as long as any shares are held in escrow pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the right to vote such shares.

4.2 Dividends and Other Distributions in Respect of the Escrow Shares. For as long as any shares are held in escrow pursuant to this Agreement, all dividends payable in cash with respect to the Escrow Shares shall be paid to the Founder, but all dividends payable in stock or other non-cash property (“Non-Cash Dividends”) shall be delivered to the Escrow Agent to hold in accordance with the terms hereof. As used herein, the term “Escrow Shares” shall be deemed to include the Non-Cash Dividends distributed thereon, if any.

4.3 Restrictions on Transfer. During the Escrow Period, the only permitted transfers of the Escrow Shares will be (i) to officers, directors, consultants or affiliates of the Founder or the Company, (ii) to the Founder’s stockholders, partners or members upon the Founder’s liquidation, (iii) by bona fide gift to a member of the Founder’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a Founder or a member of a Founder’s immediate family for estate planning purposes, (iv) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death of a Founder, (v) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order binding on a Founder, (vi) to the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination or (vii) by private sales of the Escrow Shares made at or prior to the consummation of a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the Escrow Shares were originally purchased; provided, however, that except for clause (vi) or with the Company’s prior written consent, such permitted transfers may be implemented only upon the respective transferee’s written agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and of the Insider Letter signed by the Founder transferring the shares.

4.4 Insider Letters. The Founder has executed letter agreements with the Company and the Representative, dated as of the date hereto, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (“Insider Letter”), respecting the rights and obligations of the Founder in certain events, including, but not limited to, the liquidation of the Company.

5. Concerning the Escrow Agent.

5.1 Good Faith Reliance. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and in the exercise of its own best judgment, and may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Escrow Agent), statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which is believed by the Escrow Agent in good faith to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this Agreement unless evidenced by a writing delivered to the Escrow Agent signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Escrow Agent are affected, unless it shall have given its prior written consent thereto.

5.2 Indemnification. Subject to Section 5.8 below, the Escrow Agent shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or loss suffered by the Escrow Agent in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding involving any claim which in any way, directly or indirectly, arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Escrow Agent hereunder, or the Escrow Shares held by it hereunder, other than expenses or losses arising from the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent. Promptly after the receipt by the Escrow Agent of notice of any demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, the Escrow Agent shall notify the other parties hereto in writing. In the event of the receipt of such notice, the Escrow Agent, in its sole discretion, may commence an action in the nature of interpleader in an appropriate court to determine ownership or disposition of the Escrow Shares or it may deposit the Escrow Shares with the clerk of any appropriate court or it may retain the Escrow Shares pending receipt of a final, non-appealable order of a court having jurisdiction over all of the parties hereto directing to whom and under what circumstances the Escrow Shares are to be disbursed and delivered. The provisions of this Section 5.2 shall survive in the event the Escrow Agent resigns or is discharged pursuant to Sections 5.5 or 5.6 below.

5.3 Compensation. Subject to Section 5.8 below, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to reasonable compensation from the Company for all services rendered by it hereunder. The Escrow Agent shall also be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for all reasonable expenses paid or incurred by it in the administration of its duties hereunder including, but not limited to, all counsel, advisors’ and agents’ fees and disbursements and all taxes or other governmental charges.

5.4 Further Assurances. From time to time on and after the date hereof, the Company and the Founder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent such further documents and instruments and shall do or cause to be done such further acts as the Escrow Agent shall reasonably request to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement, to evidence compliance herewith or to assure itself that it is protected in acting hereunder.

5.5 Resignation. The Escrow Agent may resign at any time and be discharged from its duties as escrow agent hereunder by its giving the other parties hereto written notice and such resignation shall become effective as hereinafter provided. Such resignation shall become effective at such time that the Escrow Agent shall turn the Escrow Shares over to a successor escrow agent appointed by the Company and approved by the Representative, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If no new escrow agent is so appointed within the 60-day period following the giving of such notice of resignation, the Escrow Agent may deposit the Escrow Shares with any court it reasonably deems appropriate in the State of New York.

5.6 Discharge of Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall resign and be discharged from its duties as escrow agent hereunder if so requested in writing at any time by all of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that such resignation shall become effective only upon the appointment of a successor escrow agent selected by the Company and approved by the Representative, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

5.7 Liability. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Escrow Agent shall not be relieved from liability hereunder for its own gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct.

5.8 Waiver. The Escrow Agent hereby waives any right of set-off or any other right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in, or to any distribution of, the Trust Account and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.

6. Miscellaneous.

6.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder. As to any claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim in any way relating to this Agreement, each party waives the right to trial by jury.

6.2 Third Party Beneficiaries. Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledges that the Representative is a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

6.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as expressly provided herein, may only be changed, amended, or modified by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

6.4 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation thereof.

6.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective parties hereto and their legal representatives, successors and assigns.

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

	If to the Company, to:
	 
	Ignyte Acquisition Corp.
	277 Park Avenue, 26th Floor
	New York, New York 10172
	Attn: David Rosenberg
	E-mail: dr@ladenburg.com
	 
	If to a Founder, to his/her/its address set forth in Exhibit A.
	 
	and if to the Escrow Agent, to:
	 
	Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
	1 State Street, 30th Floor
	New York, New York 10004
	Attn: Client Administration Dept.
	Email: accountadmin@continentalstock.com
	 
	A copy of any notice sent hereunder shall be sent to:
	 
	EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
	366 Madison Ave 8th Floor
	New York, NY 10017
	Attn: Steven Levine
	Email: slevine@ebccap.com
	 

	with a copy to:
	 
	Graubard Miller
	The Chrysler Building
	405 Lexington Avenue
	New York, New York 10174
	Attn: David Alan Miller, Esq. / Jeffrey M. Gallant, Esq.
	Email: dmiller@graubard.com / jgallant@graubard.com
	 
	and:
	 
	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
	1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000
	McLean, VA 22102
	Attn: Jason T. Simon, Esq.
	E-mail: simonj@gtlaw.com

The parties may change the persons and addresses to which the notices or other communications are to be sent by giving written notice to any such change in the manner provided herein for giving notice.

6.7 Liquidation of the Trust Account. The Company shall give the Escrow Agent written notification of the liquidation of the Trust Account in the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the time period specified in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time.

6.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original and may be delivered by facsimile transmission and together shall constitute one instrument.

[Signature Page Follows]

WITNESS the execution of this Agreement as of the date first above written.

	IGNYTE ACQUISITION CORP.
	 
	 
	By:	 
	Name:  	David Rosenberg
	Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer
	 
	 
	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST
	COMPANY
	 
	 
	By:	 
	Name:	
	Title:	
	 
	 
	FOUNDER:
	 
	 
	IGNYTE SPONSOR LLC
	 
	 
	By:	 
		Name:
		Title:

 

[Signature Page to Stock Escrow Agreement]

EXHIBIT A

	Name and Address of Founder	     	Number of Shares
	Ignyte Sponsor LLC		1,437,500
	c/o Ignyte Acquisition Corp.		
	277 Park Avenue, 26th Floor		
	New York, New York 10172		
	Attn: David Rosenberg		
	 
	TOTAL		1,437,500

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