Document:

Exhibit 10.8

 

	 	June
    19, 2018

  

Twelve
Seas Investment Company

25/28
Old Burlington Street

Mayfair,
London, W1S 3AN

 

EarlyBirdCapital,
Inc.

366
Madison Avenue, 8th Floor

New
York, NY 10017

  

Re:     Initial
Public Offering

 

Gentlemen:

 

This
letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”)
entered into by and between Twelve Seas Investment Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”),
and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., as representative (the “Representative”) of the several Underwriters named
in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the
“IPO”) of the Company’s units (the “Units”), each comprised of one ordinary
share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), one redeemable warrant (the
“Warrants”), each redeemable Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at
a price of $11.50 per share, and one right to receive one-tenth of an Ordinary Share (the “Rights”).
Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 14 hereof.

 

In
order to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the IPO, and in
recognition of the benefit that such IPO will confer upon the undersigned as a shareholder of the Company, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees with the
Company as follows:

 

1. If
the Company solicits approval of its shareholders of a Business Combination, the undersigned will vote all Ordinary shares beneficially
owned by him whether acquired before, in or after the IPO, in favor of such Business Combination.

 

2. (a)
In the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter, the
undersigned shall take all reasonable steps to (i) cause the Trust Fund to be liquidated and distributed to the holders of IPO
Shares and (ii) cause the Company to liquidate as soon as reasonably practicable.

 

(b)
  The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of
the Trust Fund and any remaining net assets of the Company as a result of such liquidation with respect to his Insider Shares
(“Claim”) and hereby waives any Claim the undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising
out of, any contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever.

 

(c)
  [Intentionally omitted].

 

(d)   [Intentionally
omitted].

 

3.  [Intentionally
omitted].

 

4.  [Intentionally
omitted].

 

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5. In
order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple affiliations, the undersigned agrees to present
to the Company for its consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable opportunity to acquire
a target business, until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination or the liquidation of the Company,
subject to any pre-existing fiduciary and contractual obligations the undersigned might have.

 

6. The
undersigned acknowledges and agrees that prior to entering into a Business Combination with a target business that is affiliated
with any Insiders of the Company or their affiliates, such transaction must be approved by a majority of the Company’s disinterested
independent directors and the Company must obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent
entity that commonly renders valuation opinions that such Business Combination is fair to the Company’s unaffiliated shareholders
from a financial point of view.

 

7. Neither
the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive
and no such person will accept any compensation or other cash payment prior to, or for services rendered in connection with, the
consummation of the Business Combination; provided that the Company shall be allowed to make the payments set forth
in the Registration Statement under the caption “Prospectus Summary – The Offering – Limited Payments to Insiders.”

 

8. Neither
the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive
or accept a finder’s fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned
or any affiliate of the undersigned originates a Business Combination.

  

9. The
undersigned agrees to be a director and/or an officer of the Company as set forth in the Registration Statement until the earlier
of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination or the liquidation of the Company. The undersigned’s biographical
information previously furnished to the Company and the Representative is true and accurate in all material respects, does not
omit any material information with respect to the undersigned’s biography and contains all of the information required to
be disclosed pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The undersigned’s FINRA
Questionnaire previously furnished to the Company and the Representative is true and accurate in all material respects. The undersigned
represents and warrants that:

 

	 	(a)	he
    has never had a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law been filed by or against (i) him or
    any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of filing; or (ii) any corporation
    or business association of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing;

 

	 	(b)	he
    has never had a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a court for his business or property, or any such
    partnership;

 

	 	(c)	he
    has never been convicted of fraud in a civil or criminal proceeding;

 

	 	(d)	he
    has never been convicted in a criminal proceeding or named the subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
    violations and minor offenses);

 

	 	(e)	he
    has never been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court
    of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining or otherwise limiting him from (i) acting as a futures commission
    merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant,
    any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) or an associated person of any
    of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director
    or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or from engaging in or continuing
    any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity; or (ii) engaging in any type of business practice; or (iii)
    engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation
    of federal or state securities or federal commodities laws;

 

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	 	(f)	he
    has never been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal
    or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days his right to engage in any activity described
    in 9(e)(i) above, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;

 

	 	(g)	he
    has never been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC to have violated any federal or
    state securities law, where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC has not been subsequently reversed, suspended
    or vacated;

  

	 	(h)	he
    has never been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the CFTC to have violated any federal commodities
    law, where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the CFTC has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;

 

	 	(i)	he
    has never been the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree or finding,
    not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of (i) any Federal or State securities or
    commodities law or regulation, (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including,
    but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary
    or permanent cease-and desist order, or removal or prohibition order or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire
    fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity;

 

	 	(j)	he
    has never been the subject of, or party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, or any
    self-regulatory organization, any registered entity, or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that
    has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member;

 

	 	(k)	he
    has never been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor: (i) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security; (ii) involving
    the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (iii) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker,
    dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment advisor or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities;

 

	 	(l)	he
    was never subject to a final order of a state securities commission (or an agency of officer of a state performing like functions);
    a state authority that supervises or examines banks, savings associations, or credit unions; a state insurance commission
    (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); an appropriate federal banking agency; the CFTC; or the National
    Credit Union Administration that is based on a violation of any law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent, manipulative,
    or deceptive conduct;

 

	 	(m)	he
    has never been subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, that, at the time of such
    sale, restrained or enjoined him from engaging or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice: (i) in connection with
    the purchase or sale of any security; (ii) involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (iii) arising out of
    the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor
    of purchasers of securities;

 

	 	(n)	he
    has never been subject to any order of the SEC that orders him to cease and desist from committing or causing a future violation
    of: (i) any scienter-based anti-fraud provision of the federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, Section 17(a)(1)
    of the Securities Act, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Section 206(1) of the Advisers Act
    or any other rule or regulation thereunder; or (ii) Section 5 of the Securities Act;

 

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	 	(o)	he]
    has never been named as an underwriter in any registration statement or Regulation A offering statement filed with the SEC
    that was the subject of a refusal order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A exemption, or is, currently, the
    subject of an investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order or suspension order should be issued;

 

	 	(p)	he
    has never been subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order, or is currently subject to a temporary
    restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct alleged by the United States Postal Service to constitute
    a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false representations;

 

	 	(q)	he
    is not subject to a final order of a state securities commission (or an agency of officer of a state performing like functions);
    a state authority that supervises or examines banks, savings associations, or credit unions; a state insurance commission
    (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); an appropriate federal banking agency; the CFTC; or the National
    Credit Union Administration that bars the undersigned from: (i) association with an entity regulated by such commission, authority,
    agency or officer; (ii) engaging in the business of securities, insurance or banking; or (iii) engaging in savings association
    or credit union activities;

 

	 	(r)	he
    is not subject to an order of the SEC entered pursuant to section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
    “Exchange Act”) or section 203(e) or 203(f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”)
    that: (i) suspends or revokes the undersigned’s registration as a broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment
    adviser; (ii) places limitations on the activities, functions or operations of, or imposes civil money penalties on, such
    person; or (iii) bars the undersigned from being associated with any entity or from participating in the offering of any penny
    stock; and

 

	 	(s)	he
    has never been suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, a securities
    self-regulatory organization (e.g., a registered national securities exchange or a registered national or affiliated securities
    association) for any act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade.

 

10. The
undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which he is bound, to enter into this letter agreement
and to serve as a director and/or an officer of the Company.

 

11. The
undersigned hereby waives his right to exercise conversion rights with respect to any Ordinary Shares owned or to be owned by
the undersigned, directly or indirectly, whether purchased by the undersigned prior to the IPO, in the IPO or in the aftermarket,
and agrees that he will not seek conversion with respect to or otherwise sell, such shares in connection with any vote to approve
a Business Combination with respect thereto (or any tender offer related thereto) or a vote to amend the provisions of the Charter.

 

12. The
undersigned hereby agrees to not propose, or vote in favor of, an amendment to the Charter with respect to the Company’s
pre-Business Combination activities prior to the consummation of a Business Combination unless the Company offers holders the
right to receive their pro rata portion of the funds then held in the Trust Fund.

 

13. In
connection with Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York, this letter agreement shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of law that
would result in the application of the substantive law of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree that any action, proceeding
or claim arising out of or relating in any way to this letter agreement shall be resolved through final and binding arbitration
in accordance with the International Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The arbitration
shall be brought before the AAA International Center for Dispute Resolution’s offices in New York City, New York, will be
conducted in English and will be decided by a panel of three arbitrators selected from the AAA Commercial Disputes Panel and that
the arbitrator panel’s decision shall be final and enforceable by any court having jurisdiction over the party from whom
enforcement is sought. The cost of such arbitrators and arbitration services, together with the prevailing party’s legal
fees and expenses, shall be borne by the non-prevailing party or as otherwise directed by the arbitrators. 

 

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14. As
used herein, (i) a “Business Combination” shall mean a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock
purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities; (ii)
“Charter” shall mean the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, as the same may be
amended and/or restated from time to time; (iii) “Insiders” shall mean all officers, directors and shareholders
of the Company immediately prior to the IPO; (iv) “Insider Shares” shall mean all of the Ordinary Shares
of the Company acquired by an Insider prior to the IPO and any Ordinary Shares underlying the Private Units; (v) “IPO
Shares” shall mean the Ordinary Shares issued in the Company’s IPO; (vi) “Private Units”
shall mean (x) the Units purchased in the private placement taking place simultaneously with the consummation of the Company’s
IPO and (y) the additional Units that may be purchased in connection with the exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters
in the IPO as described in the Registration Statement; (vii) “Registration Statement” means the registration
statements on Form S-1 filed by the Company with respect to the IPO; and (viii) “Trust Fund” shall mean
the trust fund into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Company’s IPO will be deposited.

 

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

 

If
to the Representative:

 

EarlyBirdCapital,
Inc.

366
Madison Avenue, 8th Floor

New
York, NY 10017

Attn:
Steven Levine

Facsimile:
(212) 661-4936

 

If
to the Company:

 

Twelve
Seas Investment Company

25/28
Old Burlington Street

Mayfair,
London, W1S 3AN

Attn:
Dimitri Elkin

  

with
a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Ellenoff
Grossman & Schole LLP

1345
Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New
York, NY 10105

Attn:
Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.

Facsimile:
(212) 370-7889

 

16. No
party hereto may assign either this letter agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and
shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This letter agreement shall be binding
on the parties hereto and any successors and assigns thereof.

 

17. The
undersigned acknowledges and understands that the Underwriters and the Company will rely upon the agreements, representations
and warranties set forth herein in proceeding with the IPO.

 

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	 	Neil
Richardson
	 	Print
Name of Insider
	 	 

        /s/
        Neil Richardson

	 	Signature

 

	 	Stephen
    A. Vogel
	 	Print
Name of Insider
	 	 

        /s/
        Stephen A. Vogel

	 	Signature
	 	 

        Bryant
        B. Edwards

	 	Print
Name of Insider
	 	 

        /s/
        Bryant B. Edwards

	 	Signature
	 	  

        Stephen
        N. Cannon

	 	Print
Name of Insider
	 	 

        /s/
        Stephen N. Cannon

	 	Signature

 

 

6Exhibit 10.9

 

Twelve Seas Investment Company

25/28 Old Burlington Street

Mayfair, London, W1S 3AN

 

June 19, 2018

 

Twelve Seas Capital, Inc.

25/28 Old Burlington Street

Mayfair, London, W1S 3AN 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter agreement
will confirm our agreement that, commencing on the first date (the “Effective Date”) that any securities
of Twelve Seas Investment Company (the “Company”) registered on the Company’s registration statement
(the “Registration Statement”) for its initial public offering (the “IPO”)
are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and continuing until the earlier of (i) the consummation by the Company of an initial
business combination and (ii) the Company’s liquidation (in each case as described in the Registration Statement) (such
earlier date hereinafter referred to as the “Termination Date”), Twelve Seas Capital, Inc. shall make
available to the Company certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and secretarial support
as may be required by the Company from time to time, situated at 25/28 Old Burlington Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 3AN (or any
successor location). In exchange therefor, the Company shall pay Twelve Seas Capital, Inc. the sum of $10,000 per month on
the Effective Date and continuing monthly thereafter until the Termination Date. Twelve Seas Capital, Inc. hereby agrees that it
does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies that may be set aside in a trust account (the
“Trust Account”) that may be established upon the consummation of the IPO as a result of this letter
agreement (the “Claim”) and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result
of, or arising out of, this letter agreement and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.

 

This letter agreement
constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of its subject matter and supersedes all prior
understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any
way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

This letter agreement
may not be amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto.

 

No party hereto may
assign either this letter agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval
of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate
to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee.

 

Any litigation between
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 New York, without giving effect to its choice of laws principles.

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	TWELVE SEAS INVESTMENT COMPANY
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 /s/ Dimitri Elkin
	 	 	Name: Dimitri Elkin
	 	 	Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:

 

	TWELVE SEAS CAPITAL, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/
Dimitri Elkin	 
	 	Name: Dimitri Elkin	 
	 	Title:   Managing Director

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