Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated March 15, 2023, by and between Golden Arrow Merger Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT TO
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made effective as of March 15, 2023, by and between Golden Arrow Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited purpose trust company (the “Trustee”), and amends that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, effective as of March 16, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the parties hereto. Capitalized terms contained in this Amendment, but not specifically defined in this Amendment, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust Agreement.

WHEREAS, a total of $287,500,000 of the gross proceeds of the Offering and sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in the Trust Account;

WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement provides that the Trustee is to commence liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to that attached to the Trust Agreement as Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, or (y) upon the date which is the later of (i) 24 months after the closing of the Offering and (ii) such later date as may be approved by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”) if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached to the Trust Agreement as Exhibit B and the Property in the Trust Account shall be distributed to the Public Stockholders of record as of such date;

WHEREAS, Section 6(d) of the Trust Agreement provides that the Trust Agreement may only be changed, amended or modified if the Trustee has received a certificate (the “Certificate”) from the inspector of elections of the stockholder meeting certifying that the Company’s stockholders of record as of a record date established in accordance with Section 213(a) of the DGCL (or any successor rule) who hold sixty-five percent (65%) or more of all then outstanding shares of the Common Stock and Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company voting together as a single class, have voted in favor of such change, amendment or modification (the “Consent of the Stockholders”);

WHEREAS, at a special meeting of stockholders held on or prior to the date hereof (the “Special Meeting”), the Company obtained the Consent of the Stockholders to approve this Amendment and has subsequently caused the Certificate to be delivered to the Trustee;

WHEREAS, at the Special Meeting, the stockholders of the Company also voted to approve an amendment to the Charter in accordance with the terms of the Charter (as amended and as may be further amended from time to time, the “Amended Charter”); and

WHEREAS, each of the Company and Trustee desires to amend the Trust Agreement as provided herein.

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

1. Amendments to the Trust Agreement.

(a) Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter from the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Vice President, Secretary or Chairperson of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) or other authorized officer of the Company, and, in the case of Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed to by the Representative, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein, or (y) the Termination Date (as defined in the Company’s Charter, as amended) if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and the Property in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses), shall be distributed to the Public Stockholders of record as of such date; provided, however, that the Trustee has no obligation to monitor or question the Company’s position that an allocation has been made for taxes payable;”

(b) Exhibit B of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit B to this Amendment.

2. References.

(a) All references to the “Trust Agreement” (including “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereby” and “this Agreement”) in the Trust Agreement shall refer to the Trust Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references to the effective date of the Trust Agreement (as amended hereby) and terms of similar import shall in all instances continue to refer to March 16, 2021.

(b) All references to the “amended and restated certificate of incorporation” in the Trust Agreement and terms of similar import shall mean the Amended Charter.

3. Miscellaneous Provisions.

3.1. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Amendment by or for the benefit of the Company or the Trustee shall bind and inure to the benefit of their permitted respective successors and assigns.

3.2. Severability. This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Amendment or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Amendment a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

3.3. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

3.4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one instrument.

3.5. Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

3.6 Entire Agreement. The Trust Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled and terminated.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

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