Parent Support Agreement, dated February 16, 2023, by and between Mach FM Acquisitions LLC, Honeycomb Battery Company and Nubia Brand International Corp

Exhibit 10.5

PARENT SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This PARENT SUPPORT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 16, 2023 (this “Parent Support Agreement”), is entered into by and among the stockholder named on the signature page hereto (“Stockholder”), Honeycomb Battery Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and Nubia Brand International Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Parent Support Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, Parent, Nubia Merger Sub, Inc., an Ohio corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) and the Company are parties to that certain Merger Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), which provides, among other things, that, in accordance with the Merger Agreement and Section 1701.78 of the Ohio Revised Code, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent;

WHEREAS, and as a result of the Merger, among other matters, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive the Closing Merger Consideration Shares and, if applicable, the Earnout Shares as set forth in the Merger Agreement, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Stockholder owns the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent (“Parent Common Stock”), as set forth underneath Stockholder’s name on the signature page hereto (all such shares, or any successor or additional shares of Parent of which ownership of record or the power to vote is hereafter acquired by the Stockholder prior to the termination of this Parent Support Agreement being referred to herein as the “Stockholder Shares”);

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent has (a) approved the execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger Agreement, the Additional Agreements to which it is a party and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by any such documents (collectively, the “Transactions”), (b) determined that the Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders (the “Parent Stockholders”) and (c) recommended the approval and the adoption by the Parent Stockholders of the Merger Agreement, the Additional Agreements, the Merger and the other Transactions; and

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement, Stockholder is executing and delivering this Parent Support Agreement to the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Voting Agreements. Stockholder, solely in its capacity as a stockholder of Parent, agrees that, during the term of this Parent Support Agreement, at the Parent Stockholder Meeting, at any other meeting of the Parent Stockholders related to the Transactions (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting, however called and including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and/or in connection with any written consent of the Parent Stockholders related to the Transactions (the Parent Stockholder Meeting and each other meeting or consent related to the Merger Agreement and/or the Transactions referred to herein as the “Meeting”), Stockholder shall:

(a) when the Meeting is held, appear at the Meeting or otherwise cause the Stockholder Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum;

(b) vote or cause to be voted at the Meeting (or validly execute and return an action by written consent or an action to cause such consent to be granted with respect to) all of the Stockholder Shares in favor of all Parent Proposals, including approval of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions; and

(c) vote or cause to be voted at the Meeting (or validly execute and return an action by written consent or an action to cause such consent to be granted with respect to) all of the Stockholder Shares against any other action that would reasonably be expected to (i) materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or any of the Transactions, (ii) result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of Parent under the Merger Agreement or (iii) result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Stockholder contained in this Parent Support Agreement.

2. Restrictions on Transfer. The Stockholder agrees that, during the term of this Parent Support Agreement, it shall not:

(a) (i) sell, assign, pledge or otherwise transfer or dispose of, encumber, hedge, swap, convert or utilize a derivative to transfer an interest in (collectively, “Transfer”) any of the Stockholder Shares unless the buyer, assignee or transferee thereof executes a joinder agreement to this Parent Support Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company and Parent, or (ii) enter into any Contract, option, or other binding arrangement (including any profit sharing arrangement) with respect to the Transfer of any Stockholder Shares.

(b) grant any proxies or enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, voting agreement, voting trust, voting deed or otherwise (including pursuant to any loan of the Stockholder Shares) with respect to any Stockholder Shares, or enter into any other Contract with respect to any Stockholder Shares that would prohibit or prevent the satisfaction of its obligations pursuant to this Parent Support Agreement;

(c) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Stockholder herein untrue or incorrect, or have the effect of preventing or disabling the Stockholder from performing its obligations hereunder;

(d) commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions or take any other action or enter into any Contract that would reasonably be expected to make any of its representations or warranties contained herein untrue or incorrect or would have the effect of preventing or delaying the Stockholder from performing any of its obligations hereunder; or

(e) publicly announce any intention to effect any such transaction specified in this Section 2.

Parent shall not, and shall not permit Parent’s transfer agent to, register any Transfer of the Stockholder Shares on Parent’s stock ledger (book entry or otherwise) that is not in compliance with this Section 2.

3. No Redemption. Stockholder hereby agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not redeem, or submit a request to Parent’s transfer agent or otherwise exercise any right to redeem, any Stockholder Shares.

4. New Securities. During the term of this Parent Support Agreement, in the event that, (a) any shares of Parent Common Stock or other equity securities of Parent are issued to Stockholder after the date of this Parent Support Agreement pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of Parent securities owned by Stockholder, (b) Stockholder purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any shares of Parent Common Stock or other equity securities of Parent after the date of this Parent Support Agreement, or (c) Stockholder acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any Parent Common Stock or other equity securities of Parent after the date of this Parent Support Agreement (such Parent Common Stock or other equity securities of Parent, collectively the “New Securities”), then such New Securities acquired or purchased by Stockholder shall be subject to the terms of this Parent Support Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the Stockholder Shares as of the date hereof.

5. Lock-Up. Subject to the consummation of the Merger, each Stockholder shall be restricted from selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of, directly or indirectly, any Parent Common Stock converted into or received by such Stockholder as a result of the Merger (the “Lock-up Shares”) in accordance with Section 7 of that certain Letter Agreement, dated March 10, 2022, by and among Parent, Mach FM Acquisitions LLC and the other parties named therein, which is incorporated by reference herein. Each Stockholder hereby authorizes and requests Parent to notify Parent’s transfer agent that there is a stop transfer order with respect to all of the Lock-up Shares. Such stop-transfer order shall be removed upon expiration of the applicable lock-up period.

6. Waiver of Anti-Dilution Protection. Each Stockholder hereby waives, forfeits, surrenders and agrees not to exercise, assert or claim, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any anti-dilution protection (if any) pursuant to the organizational or constitutive documents of Parent in connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including any financing in connection therewith). Each Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that (i) this Section 6 shall constitute written consent waiving, forfeiting and surrendering any anti-dilution protection pursuant to the organizational or constitutive documents of Parent in connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and (ii) such waiver, forfeiture and surrender granted hereunder shall only terminate upon the termination of this Agreement.

7. No Challenge. Stockholder agrees not to commence, join in, facilitate, assist or encourage, and agrees to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, derivative or otherwise, against Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective successors or directors (a) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Parent Support Agreement or (b) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of any Person in connection with the evaluation, negotiation or entry into the Merger Agreement.

8. Waiver. Stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to exercise, any rights of appraisal, dissenter’s rights and any similar rights under applicable law (including Section 1701.85 of the Ohio Revised Code) relating to the Merger and the consummation of the Transactions, including any notice requirements.

9. Consent to Disclosure. Stockholder hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in the Proxy Statement (and, as and to the extent otherwise required by applicable securities Laws or the SEC or any other securities authorities, any other documents or communications provided by Parent or the Company to any Authority or to securityholders of Parent or the Company) of Stockholder’s identity and beneficial ownership of Stockholder Shares and the nature of Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Parent Support Agreement and, if deemed appropriate by Parent or the Company, a copy of this Parent Support Agreement. Stockholder will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by Parent or the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the SEC). Stockholder shall not issue any press release or otherwise make any public statements with respect to the Transactions or the transactions contemplated herein without the prior written approval of the Company and Parent.

10. Stockholder Representations: Stockholder represents and warrants to Parent and the Company, as of the date hereof, that:

(a) Stockholder has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked;

(b) Stockholder has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it is bound (including any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Parent Support Agreement;

(c) (i) If Stockholder is not an individual, Stockholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Parent Support Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the Stockholder’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational actions on the part of the Stockholder and (ii) if Stockholder is an individual, the signature on this Parent Support Agreement is genuine, and Stockholder has legal competence and capacity to execute the same;

(d) This Parent Support Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Stockholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Parent Support Agreement, this Parent Support Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of Stockholder, enforceable against Stockholder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies);

(e) The execution and delivery of this Parent Support Agreement by Stockholder does not, and the performance by Stockholder of its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if Stockholder is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of Stockholder, or (ii) require any consent or approval from any third party that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any third party, in each case, to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by Stockholder of its obligations under this Parent Support Agreement;

(f) There are no Actions pending against Stockholder or, to the knowledge of Stockholder, threatened against Stockholder, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by Stockholder of Stockholder’s obligations under this Parent Support Agreement;

(g) no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with this Parent Support Agreement or any of the respective transactions contemplated hereby, based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Stockholder;

(h) Stockholder has had the opportunity to read the Merger Agreement and this Parent Support Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with Stockholder’s tax and legal advisors;

(i) Stockholder has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would prevent Stockholder from performing any of Stockholder’s obligations hereunder;

(j) Stockholder has good title to the Stockholder Shares underneath Stockholder’s name on the signature page hereto, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens and Liens under Parent’s Certificate of Incorporation and/or Bylaws (each as amended), and Stockholder has the sole power to vote or cause to be voted the Stockholder Shares; and

(k) The Stockholder Shares set forth underneath Stockholder’s name on the signature page to this Parent Support Agreement are the only shares of Parent’s outstanding capital stock owned of record or beneficially owned by the Stockholder as of the date hereof, and none of the Stockholder Shares are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of the Stockholder Shares that is inconsistent with Stockholder’s obligations pursuant to this Parent Support Agreement.

11. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver. This Parent Support Agreement and the other agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede 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, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the Merger Agreement or any Additional Agreement. This Parent Support Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Parent Support Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.

12. Binding Effect; Assignment; Third Parties. This Parent Support Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Parent Support Agreement and all obligations of the Stockholder are personal to Stockholder and may not be assigned, transferred or delegated by Stockholder at any time without the prior written consent of Parent and the Company, and any purported assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void ab initio. Nothing contained in this Parent Support Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any Person that is not a party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a party.

13. Counterparts. This Parent Support Agreement may be executed in any number of original, electronic or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

14. Severability. This Parent Support Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Parent Support Agreement 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 Parent Support Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

15. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial Waiver; Remedies. Sections 11.7 (Governing Law), 11.15 (Waiver of Jury Trial), 11.16 (Submission to Jurisdiction) and 11.17 (Remedies) of the Merger Agreement are incorporated by reference herein to apply with full force to any disputes arising under this Parent Support Agreement.

16. Notice. Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Parent Support Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent or given, with respect to the Company and Parent, at the respective addresses set forth in Section 11.1 of the Merger Agreement, and, with respect to the Stockholder, at the address set forth underneath Stockholder’s name on the signature page hereto, in each case in accordance with the terms of Section 11.1 (Notices) of the Merger Agreement to the applicable party.

17. Termination. This Parent Support Agreement shall become effective upon the date hereof and shall automatically terminate, and none of Parent, the Company or Stockholder shall have any rights or obligations hereunder, on the earliest of (a) the mutual written consent of Parent, the Company and the Stockholder, (b) the Closing, or (c) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms. No such termination shall relieve the Stockholder, Parent or the Company from any liability resulting from a breach of this Parent Support Agreement occurring prior to such termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Section 15 shall survive the termination of this Parent Support Agreement.

18. Further Actions. Each of the parties hereto agrees to execute and deliver hereafter any further document, agreement or instrument of assignment, transfer or conveyance as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes hereof and as may be reasonably requested in writing by another party hereto.

19. Expenses. Each party shall be responsible for its own fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of investment bankers, accountants and counsel) in connection with the entering into of this Parent Support Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the payment and/or reimbursement of the fees and expenses of the Company and Parent in connection herewith shall be governed by the provisions of Section 11.5 (Expenses) of the Merger Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference; provided, that in the event of any Action arising out of or relating to this Parent Support Agreement, the non-prevailing party in any such Action will pay its own expenses and the reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, reasonably incurred by the prevailing party.

20. Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Parent Support Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Parent Support Agreement. In this Parent Support Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) any pronoun used shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (b) the term “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and (c) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Parent Support Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Parent Support Agreement. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Parent Support Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Parent Support Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Parent Support Agreement.

21. No Partnership, Agency or Joint Venture. This Parent Support Agreement is intended to create a contractual relationship among Stockholder, the Company and Parent, and is not intended to create, and does not create, any agency, partnership, joint venture or any like relationship among the parties hereto or among any other Parent Stockholders entering into support agreements with the Company or Parent. Stockholder has acted independently regarding its decision to enter into this Parent Support Agreement. Nothing contained in this Parent Support Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Company or Parent any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Stockholder Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Stockholder Shares shall remain vested in and belong to Stockholder, and neither Company nor Parent shall have any authority to direct Stockholder in the voting or disposition of any Stockholder Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.

22. Capacity as Stockholder. Stockholder signs this Parent Support Agreement solely in Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of Parent, and not in any other capacity, including, if applicable, as a director (including “director by deputization”), officer or employee of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit or affect any actions or inactions by Stockholder or any representative of Stockholder, as applicable, serving as a director of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent, acting in such Person’s capacity as a director of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Parent Support Agreement as of the date first written above.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Parent Support Agreement as of the date first written above.

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