Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO WARRANT AGREEMENT
This amendment (this “Amendment”)
is made as of July 30, 2025, by and between Abacus Global Management, Inc. (f/k/a Abacus Life, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited purpose trust company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”),
and constitutes an amendment to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2020 (the “Existing Warrant Agreement”),
by and between the Company (as successor to East Resources Acquisition Company (“East”)) and the Warrant Agent. Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Existing Warrant Agreement.
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2023, the Company completed its business combination with East (the “Business Combination”) and changed its name to “Abacus Life, Inc.”, and on February 27, 2025 Abacus Life, Inc. changed its name to “Abacus Global Management, Inc.”;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Existing Warrant Agreement, upon effectiveness of the Business Combination, the holders of
the Warrants thereafter had the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of shares of Common Stock of East immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the
exercise of the rights represented thereby, an Alternative Issuance (as defined in the Existing Warrant Agreement) in shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “common stock”);
WHEREAS, Section 9.8 of the Existing Warrant Agreement provides that the Company and the Warrant Agent may amend, subject to certain
conditions provided therein, the Existing Warrant Agreement with the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of 50% of the number of the then-outstanding Public Warrants; provided that if an amendment adversely affects the Private Placement
Warrants in a different manner than the Public Warrants or vice versa, then the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of 65% of the Public Warrants and 65% of the Private Placement Warrants, voting as separate classes, shall be required;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Existing Warrant Agreement to provide the Company with the right to require the holders of the
Warrants to exchange all of the outstanding Warrants for shares of common stock, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, in the exchange offer and consent solicitation undertaken by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Registered Holders of more than 50% of the then-outstanding Public Warrants consented to and approved this Amendment.
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 to amend the Existing Warrant Agreement as set forth herein.
1. Amendment of Existing Warrant Agreement.
The Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby amended by adding:
(a) the new Section 6A thereto:
“6A Mandatory Exchange.
6A.1 The Business Combination. On June 30,
2023, the Company completed its business combination with Abacus Settlements, LLC (the “Business Combination”) and changed its
name to “Abacus Life, Inc.”, and on February 27, 2025, the Company changed its name to “Abacus Global Management, Inc.” In accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement, upon effectiveness of the Business Combination, the holders of the Warrants
thereafter had the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights
represented thereby, an Alternative Issuance in shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Abacus Global Management, Inc. (the “common stock”).
6A.2 Company Election to Exchange.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, all (and not less than all) of the outstanding Warrants may be exchanged, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are exercisable and prior to their expiration, at
the office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the Registered Holders of the then-outstanding Warrants, as described in Section 6A.3 below, for shares of common stock (or any Alternative Issuance pursuant to Section 4.4), at the exchange rate of
0.207 shares of common stock (or any Alternative Issuance pursuant to Section 4.4) for each Warrant held by the holder thereof (the “Consideration”)
(subject to equitable adjustment by the Company in the event of any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, or similar transaction with respect to the shares of common stock). In lieu of issuing fractional shares, any holder of Warrants who
would otherwise have been entitled to receive fractional shares as Consideration will, after aggregating all such fractional shares of such holder, be paid in cash (without interest) an amount equal to such fractional part of a share multiplied by
$5.34.
6A.3 Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Exchange.
In the event that the Company elects to exchange all of the Warrants, the Company shall fix a date for the exchange (the “Exchange
Date”). Notice of exchange shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than 15 days prior to the Exchange Date to the Registered Holders at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration
books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Registered Holder received such notice. The Company will make a public announcement of its election following the mailing
of such notice.
6A.4 Exercise After Notice of Exchange. The
Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(c) of this Agreement) at any time after notice of exchange shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6A.3 hereof and prior to the
Exchange Date. On and after the Exchange Date, the Registered Holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the Consideration.”
2. Miscellaneous Provisions.
2.1 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.
2.2 Applicable Law. The validity,
interpretation, and performance of this Amendment and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive
laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding, or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Amendment shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an
inconvenient forum.
2.3 Counterparts. This Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication) 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. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Amendment or in any other certificate, agreement, or document related to this Amendment, if any, shall include images of
manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf,” “tif,” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic
signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity, and enforceability as a
manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and
Records Act, and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.
2.4 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.
2.5 Entire Agreement. The Existing Warrant
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, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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By:
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/s/ William McCauley
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Name: William McCauley
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER &
TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent
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By:
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/s/ Henry Farell |
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Name: Henry Farell
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Title: Vice President
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[Signature Page to Warrant Amendment]