SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2023-07-07

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit
10.1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">THIS
NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE &ldquo;SECURITIES ACT&rdquo;). 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.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>PROMISSORY
NOTE</B></FONT></P>

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 <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Principal
 Amount: $120,000</FONT></TD>
 <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dated
 as of June 30, 2023</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.95pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kairous
Acquisition Corp. Limited (the &ldquo;<B>Maker</B>&rdquo;), promises to pay to the order of Kairous Asia Limited or its registered assigns
or successors in interest (the &ldquo;<B>Payee</B>&rdquo;) the principal sum of one hundred and twenty thousand U.S. Dollars ($120,000)
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.</FONT></P>

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 <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD>
 <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Principal.
 </B>The principal balance of this Promissory Note (this &ldquo;<B>Note</B>&rdquo;) shall be payable by conversion pursuant to Section
 2 hereof prior to or concurrently with the closing of an initial business combination (a &ldquo;<B>Business Combination</B>&rdquo;)
 with a target business (as described in the Maker&rsquo;s initial public offering prospectus dated December 13, 2021 (the &ldquo;<B>Prospectus</B>&rdquo;)).
 In the event that a Business Combination does not close on or prior to August 16, 2023, as such deadline may be further extended,
 this Note shall be deemed to be terminated and no amounts will thereafter be due from Maker to Payee under the terms hereof. The
 principal balance may not be prepaid without the consent of the Payee.</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT></TD>
 <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Conversion
 Rights. </B>The Payee and the Maker shall cause this Note to be converted into ordinary shares (the &ldquo;<B>Shares</B>&rdquo;)
 of the Maker prior to or concurrently with the closing of a Business Combination. The number of Shares