Exhibit 10.1
COOPERATION AGREEMENT
This Cooperation Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2024 (this Agreement), is by and among TuSimple Holdings Inc. (the
Company) and Mo Chen (Executive).
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Executive serves as the Executive
Chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the Board) and, together with his Family Members and Affiliates and other parties who are subject to a proxy or voting agreement, for so long and only so long as such other
parties are subject to a proxy or voting agreement, in each case listed on Schedule 1 hereto (collectively, the Executive 13D Group), Beneficially Owns 19,734,628 shares of Class A common stock of the Company, par value
$0.0001 per share (Class A Common Stock), and 24,000,000 shares of Class B common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (Class B Common Stock, collectively,
the Common Stock);
WHEREAS, the Board has previously approved restructuring plans with the aim of winding down the
Companys U.S. operations, which may include sales of U.S. assets (the Restructuring), in order to facilitate the Companys strategic shift to the Asia-Pacific region;
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that, in addition to the Restructuring, subject to and in accordance with applicable law, the Common Stock
(i) will cease to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and (ii) will be delisted from the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and may begin trading on the OTC;
WHEREAS, the parties acknowledge that the deregistration and delisting of the Common Stock (i) will eliminate the corporate governance
requirements currently imposed upon by the Company by NASDAQ and U.S. securities laws and (ii) may increase the price and trading volatility of the Common Stock given the potential illiquidity of securities traded on the OTC market; and
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the Company and Executive desire to enter into this Agreement setting forth certain rights, limitations
and obligations of the Company and Executive in respect of, among other things, Executives Beneficial Ownership of the Common Stock and any acquisition thereof subsequent to the date hereof, as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Standstill
Provisions. During the period (the Standstill Period) commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date that is two (2) years from the effective date of a Form 15 filed by the Company in respect of the
Class A Common Stock, Executive shall not, and shall cause and direct his Family Members and Affiliates (and any Associates of the foregoing) and any other member of the Executive 13D Group not to, directly or indirectly, in any manner, take
any of the following actions (unless prior Independent Approval has been obtained):
(a) acquire, offer to
acquire, or cause to be acquired any ownership or other interest in any Class A Common Stock or any Synthetic Position, or otherwise enter into any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship (or modify or amend any such existing
contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship) with respect to any Class A Common Stock or any Synthetic Position, such that Executive would have Beneficial Ownership of more than (i) 25% of the issued and outstanding Class A Common
Stock or (ii) in the event Executives Beneficial Ownership is greater than 25% of the issued and outstanding Class A Common Stock (after receiving prior Independent Approval hereunder), any acquisition of more than 3% of the issued
and outstanding Class A Common Stock immediately following the consummation of such transaction;