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Exhibit 10.3

   

  PRIVATE PLACEMENT WARRANTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT

   

  THIS PRIVATE PLACEMENT WARRANTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (as it may from time to time be amended and including all exhibits referenced herein, this “Agreement”),
    dated as of [●], 2021, is entered into by and between Emerging Markets Horizon Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and EM Horizon Investments, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Purchaser”).

   

  WHEREAS, the Company intends to consummate an initial public offering of the Company’s units (the “Public Offering”), each unit consisting of one
    Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “Share”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per Share,
    as set forth in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-l, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), File Number 333-[●], under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

   

  WHEREAS, the Purchaser has agreed to purchase an aggregate of 8,000,000 warrants (and up to 1,000,000 additional redeemable warrants if the underwriter in the Public
    Offering exercises its option to purchase additional units in full) (the “Private Placement Warrants”), each Private Placement Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per Share, at a price
    of $1.50 per warrant, subject to adjustment.

   

  NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
    hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby, intending legally to be bound, agree as follows:

   

  AGREEMENT

   

  Section 1. Authorization, Purchase and Sale; Terms of the Private Placement Warrants.

   

  A.            Authorization of the Private Placement Warrants. The Company has duly authorized the issuance and sale of the Private Placement Warrants to the
    Purchaser.

   

  B.            Purchase and Sale of the Private Placement Warrants.

   

  (i)        On the date of the consummation of the Public Offering (the “IPO Closing Date”), the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the
    Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, 8,000,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant for an aggregate purchase price of $12,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price by
    wire transfer of immediately available funds in the following amounts: (i) $2,000,000 to the Company at a financial institution to be chosen by the Company, and (ii) $10,000,000 to the trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
    Company, acting as trustee (the “Trust Account”), in each case in accordance with the Company’s wiring instructions, at least one (1) business day prior to the IPO Closing Date. On the IPO Closing Date, subject to the receipt of funds
    pursuant to the immediately prior sentence, the Company, at its option, shall deliver a certificate evidencing the Private Placement Warrants purchased on such date duly registered in the Purchaser’s name to the Purchaser or effect such delivery in
    book-entry form.

   

  
     

    
      

    

  

   

  (ii)       On the date of the closing of the option to purchase additional units, if any, in connection with the Public Offering or on such earlier time and date as may
    be mutually agreed by the Purchaser and the Company (the “Option Closing Date”, and each Option Closing Date (if any) and the IPO Closing Date, a “Closing Date”), the Company shall
    issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, up to 1,000,000 Private Placement Warrants (or, to the extent the option to purchase additional units is not exercised in full, a lesser number of Private Placement
    Warrants in proportion to portion of the option that is exercised) at a price of $1.50 per warrant for an aggregate purchase price of up to $1,500,000 (the “Option Purchase Price”).
    The Purchaser shall pay the Option Purchase Price in accordance with the Company’s wire instruction by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Trust Account, at least one (1) business day prior to the Option Closing Date. On the Option
    Closing Date, subject to the receipt of funds pursuant to the immediately prior sentence, the Company shall, at its option, deliver a certificate evidencing the Private Placement Warrants purchased on such date duly registered in the Purchaser’s name
    to the Purchaser or effect such delivery in book-entry form.

   

  C.            Terms of the Private Placement Warrants.

   

  (i)        Each Private Placement Warrant shall have the terms set forth in a Warrant Agreement to be entered into by the Company and a warrant agent on the IPO Closing
    Date, in connection with the Public Offering (the “Warrant Agreement”).

   

  (ii)       On the IPO Closing Date, the Company and the Purchaser shall enter into a registration and shareholder rights agreement (the “Registration
          and Shareholder Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company will grant certain registration rights to the Purchaser relating to the Private Placement Warrants and the Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants.

   

  Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. As a material inducement to the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and purchase the Private
    Placement Warrants, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser (which representations and warranties shall survive each Closing Date) that:

   

  A.            Incorporation and Corporate Power. The Company is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
    Cayman Islands and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operating results or assets of the Company. The Company
    possesses all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrant Agreement.

   

  
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  B.            Authorization: No Breach. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Private Placement Warrants have been duly authorized by
    the Company as of the Closing Date. This Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other
    laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law). Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms of the Warrant
    Agreement and this Agreement, the Private Placement Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms as of the Closing Date.

   

  (i)        The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the Private Placement Warrants, the issuance and sale of the Private Placement Warrants, the
    issuance of the Shares upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and the fulfillment of and compliance with the respective terms hereof and thereof by the Company, do not and will not as of the Closing Date (a) conflict with or result in a breach
    of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (b) constitute a default under, (c) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon the Company’s share capital or assets under, (d) result in a violation of, or (e) require
    any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any court or administrative or governmental body or agency pursuant to the memorandum and articles of association of the Company (in effect
    on the date hereof or as may be amended prior to completion of the Public Offering) or any material law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment or decree to which the Company is subject, except
    for any filings required after the date hereof under federal or state securities laws.

   

  C.            Title to Securities. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement, and upon registration in
    the Company’s register of members, the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. On the date of issuance of the Private Placement Warrants, the Shares issuable upon
    exercise of the Private Placement Warrants shall have been reserved for issuance. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement, and upon registration in the Company’s register of members, the
    Purchaser will have good title to the Private Placement Warrants purchased by it and the Shares issuable upon exercise of such Private Placement Warrants, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind, other than (i) transfer
    restrictions hereunder and under the other agreements contemplated hereby, (ii) transfer restrictions under federal and state securities laws, and (iii) liens, claims or encumbrances imposed due to the actions of the Purchaser.

   

  D.            Governmental Consents. No permit, consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration to or filing with, any governmental authority is required in
    connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of any other transactions contemplated hereby.

   

  E.             Regulation D Qualification. Neither the Company nor, to its actual knowledge, any of its affiliates, members, officers, directors or beneficial
    shareholders of 20% or more of its outstanding securities, has experienced a disqualifying event as enumerated pursuant to Rule 506(d) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

   

  
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  Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. As a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and issue and sell the
    Private Placement Warrants to the Purchaser, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company (which representations and warranties shall survive each Closing Date) that:

   

  A.            Organization and Requisite Authority. The Purchaser possesses all requisite power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated
    by this Agreement.

   

  B.            Authorization: No Breach.

   

  (i)        This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
    fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law).

   

  (ii)       The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the fulfillment of and compliance with the terms hereof by the Purchaser does not and shall
    not as of each Closing Date (a) conflict with or result in a breach by the Purchaser of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (b) constitute a default under, (c) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon the
    Purchaser’s equity or assets under, (d) result in a violation of, or (e) require authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any court or administrative or governmental body or agency
    pursuant to the Purchaser’s organizational documents in effect on the date hereof or as may be amended prior to completion of the contemplated Public Offering, or any material law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Purchaser is subject, or any
    agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser is subject, except for any filings required after the date hereof under federal or state securities laws.

   

  C.            Investment Representations.

   

  (i)        The Purchaser is acquiring the Private Placement Warrants and, upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, the Shares issuable upon such exercise
    (collectively, the “Securities” for its own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, any public sale or
    distribution thereof.

   

  (ii)       The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule
    501(a)(3) of Regulation D, and the Purchaser has not experienced a disqualifying event as enumerated pursuant to Rule 506(d) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

   

  (iii)      The Purchaser understands that the Securities are being offered and will be sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements
    of the United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the
    availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire such Securities.

   

  
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  (iv)      The Purchaser did not decide to enter into this Agreement as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c)
    under the Securities Act.

   

  (v)       The Purchaser has been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and
    sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Purchaser. The Purchaser has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the executive officers and directors of the Company. The Purchaser understands that its investment in the Securities
    involves a high degree of risk and it has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the acquisition of the Securities.

   

  (vi)      The Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation
    or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities by the Purchaser nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

   

  (vii)     The Purchaser understands that: (a) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may
    not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (1) subsequently registered thereunder or (2) sold in reliance on an exemption therefrom; and (b) except as specifically set forth in the Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement,
    neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. In this regard, the Purchaser
    understands that the SEC has taken the position that promoters or affiliates of a blank check company and their transferees, both before and after an initial Business Combination, are deemed to be “underwriters” under the Securities Act
    when reselling the securities of a blank check company. Based on that position, Rule 144 adopted pursuant to the Securities Act would not be available for resale transactions of the Securities despite technical compliance with the requirements of such
    Rule, and the Securities can be resold only through a registered offering or in reliance upon another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

   

  (viii)    The Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, knowledge of the high degree of risk associated with investments in the
    securities of companies in the development stage such as the Company, is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities in the amount contemplated
    hereunder for an indefinite period of time. The Purchaser has adequate means of providing for its current financial needs and contingencies and will have no current or anticipated future needs for liquidity which would be jeopardized by the investment
    in the Securities. The Purchaser can afford a complete loss of its investments in the Securities.

   

  
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  (ix)      The Purchaser understands that the Private Placement Warrants shall bear the legend substantially in the form set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

   

  Section 4. Conditions of the Purchaser’s Obligations. The obligations of the Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Private Placement Warrants are subject
    to the fulfillment, on or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

   

  A.            Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct at and as of the
    Closing Date as though then made.

   

  B.            Performance. The Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are
    required to be performed or complied with by it on or before such Closing Date.

   

  C.            No Injunction. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated
    or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby, which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
    this Agreement or the Warrant Agreement.

   

  D.            Warrant Agreement and Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement. The Company shall have entered into the Warrant Agreement, in the form of
    Exhibit A hereto, and the Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, in the form of Exhibit B hereto, in each case on terms satisfactory to the Purchaser. 

   

  Section 5. Conditions of the Company’s Obligations. The obligations of the Company to the Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment,
    on or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

   

  A.            Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct at and as of
    such Closing Date as though then made.

   

  B.            Performance. The Purchaser shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are
    required to be performed or complied with by the Purchaser on or before such Closing Date.

   

  C.            Corporate Consents. The Company shall have obtained the consent of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of
    this Agreement and the Warrant Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Private Placement Warrants hereunder.

   

  D.            No Injunction. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated
    or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby, which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
    this Agreement or the Warrant Agreement.

   

  
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  E.             Warrant Agreement. The Company shall have entered into the Warrant Agreement.

   

  Section 6. Miscellaneous.

   

  A.            Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of
    any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the parties may not assign this Agreement,
    other than assignments by the Purchaser to affiliates thereof (including, without limitation one or more of its members).

   

  B.            Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
    law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.

   

  C.            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, none of which need contain the signatures of more than one
    party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted via facsimile or e-mail shall be valid and effective to bind the party so signing.

   

  D.            Descriptive Headings: Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a
    substantive part of this Agreement. The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.

   

  E.             Governing Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be construed
    in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

   

  F.            Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by the
    parties hereto.

   

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  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.

   

  	
           

        	
          COMPANY:

        
	
           

        	
           

        	
           

        
	
           

        	EMERGING MARKETS HORIZON CORP.
	
           

        	 	 
	
           

        	
          By:

        	
           

        
	
           

        	
           

        	
          Name:

        	
          Riccardo Orcel

        
	
           

        	
           

        	
          Title:

        	
          CEO

        
	 	
           

        
	
           

        	
          PURCHASER:

        
	
           

        	
           

        
	
           

        	
          EM HORIZON INVESTMENTS

        
	
           

        	
           

        
	
           

        	
          By:

        	
           

        
	
           

        	
           

        	
          Name:

        	
          Riccardo
              Orcel

        
	
           

        	
           

        	
          Title:

        	
          Member

        

   

  
     

    
      

    

  

   

  EXHIBIT A

   

  Warrant Agreement

   

  
     

    
      

    

  

   

  EXHIBIT B

   

  Registration and Shareholder Rights AgreementExhibit 10.5

   

  EMERGING MARKETS HORIZON CORP.

  30 Ekaterinis Kornarou street, 3rd floor,

  Stovolos 2024,

  Nicosia, Cyprus

   

  [●], 2021

   

  Emerging Markets Horizon Corp.

  30 Ekaterinis Kornarou street, 3rd floor,

  Stovolos 2024,

  Nicosia, Cyprus

   

  Ladies and Gentlemen:

   

  This letter will confirm our agreement that, commencing on the day after the effective date (the “Effective Date”) of the
    registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of the securities of Emerging Markets Horizon Corp. (the “Company”) 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”), EM Horizon Investments (the “Sponsor”) shall take steps directly or indirectly to make available to the Company certain office space, secretarial and administrative services as may be required by the
    Company from time to time, situated at 30 Ekaterinis Kornarou street, 3rd floor, Stovolos 2024, Nicosia, Cyprus (or any successor location). In exchange therefore, the Company shall pay the Sponsor a sum of up to $5,000 per month on the day after the
    Effective Date and continuing monthly thereafter until the Termination Date. The Sponsor hereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (a “Claim”) 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 and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or
    agreements with the Company 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 the parties
    hereto.

   

  The parties may not assign this letter agreement and any of their rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the consent of the other party.

   

  This letter agreement 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 that will apply the laws of another jurisdiction.

   

  This letter agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which
    together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this letter agreement.

   

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          Very truly yours,

        
	
           

        	
           

        
	
           

        	
          EMERGING MARKETS HORIZON CORP.

        
	 	 
	
           

        	
          By:

        	
           

        
	
           

        	
          Name:

        	
          Riccardo Orcel

        
	
           

        	
          Title:

        	
          CEO

        

   

  	
          AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:

        	
           

        
	
           

        	
           

        
	
          EM HORIZON INVESTMENTS

        	
           

        
	
           

        	
           

        	
           

        
	
          By:

        	
           

        	
           

        
	
          Name:

        	
          Riccardo Orcel

        	
           

        
	
          Title:

        	
          Member

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