Form of Administrative Services Agreement, by and between the Registrant and affiliates of the Registrant
Exhibit 10.8
ESM Acquisition Corporation
2229 San Felipe, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77019
March [●], 2021
EMG OpCo, LP
2229 San Felipe, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77019
Vision Blue Resources, Ltd.
54 Jermyn Street, 7th Floor
London, SW1Y 6LX
United Kingdom
Re: Administrative Services Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Administrative Services Agreement (this Agreement) by and among ESM Acquisition Corporation (the Company), EMG OpCo, LP and Vision Blue Resources, Ltd. (collectively, the Providers), dated as of the date hereof, will confirm our agreement that, commencing on the date the securities of the Company are first listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) (the Listing Date) and continuing until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of an initial business combination and the Companys liquidation (in each case as described in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-[●]) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) (such earlier date hereinafter referred to as the Termination Date), the Providers shall make available to the Company, at 2229 San Felipe, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77019 (or any successor location or other existing office locations of the Providers or any of its affiliates), certain office space, utilities, secretarial, administrative and support services as may be reasonably requested by the Company. In exchange therefor, the Company shall pay each Provider the sum of $5,000 per month on the Listing Date and continuing monthly thereafter until the Termination Date.
Each Provider hereby irrevocably waives any and all right, title, interest, causes of action and claims of any kind as a result of, or arising out of, this Agreement (each, a Claim) in or to, and any and all right to seek payment of any amounts due to it out of, the trust account established for the benefit of the public shareholders of the Company and into which substantially all of the proceeds of the Companys initial public offering will be deposited (the Trust Account), and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this Agreement, which Claim would reduce, encumber or otherwise adversely affect the Trust Account or any monies or other assets in the Trust Account, and further agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction of any Claim against the Trust Account or any monies or other assets in the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.
This 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 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 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.
This 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.
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ESM ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
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EMG OPCO, LP | ||
By: | EMG Admin, LLC | |
its General Partner | ||
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VISION BLUE RESOURCES, LTD. | ||
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