SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-03-05

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 10.2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this &#147;<B><U>Agreement</U></B>&#148;) is entered into as of the 1<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">st</SUP> day of March, 2021, by and among Northern Star Investment Corp. III, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B><U>Company</U></B>&#148;) and the undersigned parties listed under Investors on the
signature page hereto (each, an &#147;<B><U>Investor</U></B>&#148; and collectively, the &#147;<B><U>Investors</U></B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
the Investors and the Company desire to enter into this Agreement to provide the Investors with certain rights relating to the registration of the securities held by them as of the date hereof or that may be held by them upon consummation of a
Business Combination (defined below); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. <U>DEFINITIONS</U>. The following capitalized terms used herein have the following meanings: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Agreement</U></B>&#148; means this Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Business Combination</U></B>&#148; means the acquisition of direct or indirect ownership through a merger, share exchange, asset
acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar type of transaction, of one or more businesses or entities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Commission</U></B>&#148; means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other Federal agency then administering the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Common Stock</U></B>&#148; means the Class&nbsp;A common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Company</U></B>&#148; is defined in the preamble to this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Demand Registration</U></B>&#148; is defined in Section&nbsp;2.1.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Demanding Holder</U></B>&#148; is defined in Section&nbsp;2.1.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Exchange Act</U></B>&#148; means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Form</U></B><B><U></U></B><B><U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;S-3</FONT></U></B>&#148; is defined in Section&nbsp;2.3. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Founder Shares</U></B>&#148; means
all of the outstanding shares of Class&nbsp;B Common Stock of the Company issued prior to the consummation of its initial public offering. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Indemnified Party</U></B>&#148; is defined in Section&nbsp;4.3. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Indemnifying Party</U></B>&#148; is defined in Section&nbsp;4.3. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Investor</U></B>&#148; is defined in the preamble to this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Investor Indemnified Party</U></B>&#148; is defined in Section&nbsp;4.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Maximum Number of Shares</U></B>&#148; is defined in Section&nbsp;2.1.4. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><U>Notices</U></B>&#148; is defined in Section&nbsp;6.3. </P>
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