Second Extension Note, dated as of February 6, 2024 and issued to Enphys Management Company LLC

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EX-10.1 2 ef20020851_ex10-1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1

Exhibit 10.1
 
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). 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.
 
PROMISSORY NOTE
 
Principal Amount: $320,000
Dated: February 6, 2024
 
Enphys Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and blank check company (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of Enphys Management Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”) the principal sum of Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($320,000) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below.
 
All payments on this Promissory Note (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.
 
This Note is being made in connection with Maker extending its termination date of February 8, 2024 to June 8, 2024 or such earlier date as determined by the Maker’s board of directors (the “Extension”).
 
1.
Principal. The outstanding principal of this Note shall be payable promptly on the date on which the Maker consummates an initial business combination (a “Business Combination”) with a target business (as described in the Maker’s initial public offering prospectus dated July 15, 2021 (the “Prospectus”)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the outstanding principal of this Note may be prepaid at any time.
 
2.
Interest. No interest shall be payable on this Note.
 
3.
Non-Convertible. This Note shall not be convertible into any securities of Maker.
 
4.
Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges, and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
 
5.
Monthly Deposits. The Maker and the Payee agree that the Payee or one or more of its affiliates or designees will, beginning on February 9, 2024, deposit into the Maker’s trust account established in connection with its initial public offering (the “Trust Account”) an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $0.02 per public share (as defined in the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A and Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting filed by Maker with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2024, as amended from time to time) of the Company multiplied by the number of public shares of the Company then outstanding and (ii) $80,000, for each calendar month (each, a “Deposit”) until the earlier of (i) the Company’s completion of a business combination and (ii) June 8, 2024.  The maximum aggregate amount of Deposits shall be $320,000.


6.
Use of Proceeds. The Maker hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Payee, that the entire principal amount will be used by the Maker solely for purposes of making a payment to the Trust Account for the Extension.
 
7.
Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):
 

(a)
Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal of this Note within five (5) business days following the date when due.
 

(b)
Voluntary Liquidation, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a proceeding relating to its bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar action, or the consent by it to the appointment of, or taking possession by, a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
 

(c)
Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, for the appointing of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) for Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of Maker, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.
 
8.
Remedies.
 

(a)
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 7(a) hereof, the Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the outstanding principal of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any further action required on the part of the Payee.
 

(b)
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 7(b) and 7(c) hereof, the outstanding principal of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action required on the part of the Payee.

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9.
Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by the Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by the Payee.
 
10.
Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by the Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by the Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.
 
11.
Notices. Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed properly given if (i) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (ii) personally delivered, (iii) dispatched by any form of private or governmental express mail or delivery service providing receipted delivery, or (iv) to the physical addresses or electronic mail addresses listed below, or to such other physical address or electronic mail address as either party may designate by notice in accordance with this Section:
 
If to Maker:
 
Enphys Acquisition Corp.
100 Wall Street, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10005
Attn: Pär Lindström, Chief Financial Officer
Email: ***@***

If to Payee:

Enphys Management Company LLC
c/o i(x) Investments, LLC
216 East 45th Street, 13th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attn: Pär Lindström, Manager
Email: ***@***

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Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of (i) actual receipt by the receiving party, (ii) the date shown on an electronic mail transmission, (iii) the date reflected on a signed delivery receipt, or (iv) two (2) Business Days following tender of delivery or dispatch by express mail or delivery service.
 
12.
Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
 
13.
Jurisdiction. The courts of the State of New York have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement (including a dispute relating to any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this agreement) and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New York.
 
14.
Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
 
15.
Trust Waiver. The Payee has been provided a copy of the Prospectus. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any amounts contained in the Trust Account in which the proceeds of the initial public offering (the “IPO”) conducted by the Maker and the proceeds of the sale of securities in a private placement that occurred concurrently with the consummation of the IPO, as described in greater detail in the Prospectus, were placed, and into which other proceeds have been or may be deposited, including loan proceeds, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim from the Trust Account or any distribution therefrom for any reason whatsoever. If Maker does not consummate a Business Combination, this Note shall be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Trust Account, if any.
 
16.
Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and the Payee.
 
17.
Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.
 
18.
Further Assurance. The Maker shall, at its own cost and expense, execute and do (or procure to be executed and done by any other necessary party) all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Payee may from time to time require as may be necessary to give full effect to this Note.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.

 
ENPHYS ACQUISITION CORP.
   
 
By:
/s/ Pär Lindström
   
Name: Pär Lindström
   
Title:   Authorized Signatory
 
Accepted and Agreed:
 
   
ENPHYS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
 
   
By:
/s/ Pär Lindström
 
 
Name: Pär Lindström
 
 
Title:   Authorized Signatory
 
 
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