Exhibit 10.4


 


REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT


 


THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”), dated as of June [   ], 2021, is made and entered into by and among TradeUP Acquisition Corp, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), TradeUP Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”),
Tradeup INC., a Delaware corporation (together with the Sponsor, the “Founders”) and the undersigned parties listed on the
signature page hereto (each such party, together with the Sponsor and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement
pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, a “Holder” and collectively the “Holders”).


 


RECITALS


 


WHEREAS, the Company and each
of the Founders have entered into that certain Securities Subscription Agreements respectively (the “Founder Shares Purchase Agreements”),
dated as of February 12, 2021, pursuant to which the Founders purchased an aggregate of 1,150,000 shares (the “Founder Shares”)
of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), up to 150,000 shares of which will
be forfeited to the Company for no consideration depending on the extent to which the underwriters of the Company’s initial public
offering exercise their over-allotment option;


 


WHEREAS, on June [   ], 2021, the Company and the
Founders entered into that certain Private Shares Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Founders agreed to purchase an aggregate of
295,000 shares of Common Stock, (or up to 319,000 shares of Common Stock pro rata to the extent that the over-allotment option in connection
with the Company’s initial public offering is exercised) (the “Private Shares”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per share
in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering (and the closing
of the over-allotment option exercise, if applicable); and


 


WHEREAS, in order to finance the Company’s
transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination (as defined below), the Founders or an affiliate of the
Founders or certain officers and directors of the Company may loan to the Company funds as the Company may require, of which up to $1,200,000
of such loans may be convertible into Common Stock (“Working Capital Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per share; and


 


WHEREAS, the Working Capital Shares are identical
to the Private Shares; and


 


WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire to
enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities
of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.


 


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


 






     


     


    

 


ARTICLE I


DEFINITIONS


 


1.1 Definitions. The terms
defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:


 


“Adverse Disclosure”
shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive
Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made
in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus
and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required
to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for
not making such information public.


 


“Agreement” shall have the meaning
given in the Preamble.


 


“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors
of the Company.


 


“Business Combination”
shall mean any merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination
with one or more businesses, involving the Company.


 


“Commission” shall mean the Securities
and Exchange Commission.


 


“Common Stock” shall have the meaning
given in the Recitals hereto.


 


“Company” shall have the meaning given
in the Preamble.


 


“Demand Registration” shall have the
meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.


 


“Demanding Holder” shall have the meaning
given in subsection 2.1.1.


 


“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.


 


“FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority.


 


“Form S-1” shall have the meaning given
in subsection 2.1.1.


 


“Form S-3” shall have the meaning given
in subsection 2.3.


 


“Founder Shares”
shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto and shall be deemed to include the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
thereof.


 









     


     


    

 


“Founder Shares Lock-up
Period” shall mean, (i) with respect to 50% of the Founder Shares, the period ending on the earlier of (A) six months after the
completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or (B) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s common
stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any
20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after the Company’s initial business combination; and (ii) with respect
to remaining 50% of the Founder Shares, the period ending six months after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination.


 


“Founder Shares Purchase Agreement”
shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.


 


“Holders” shall have the meaning given
in the Preamble.


 


“Insider Letter”
shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated as of June [   ], 2021, by and among the Company, the Founders and each of the Company’s
officers, directors and director nominees.


 


“Maximum Number of Securities” shall
have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.


 


“Misstatement”
shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement
or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made not misleading.


 


“Permitted Transferees”
shall mean any person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior
to the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period or Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the case may be, under the Insider Letter,
this Agreement, and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter.


 


“Piggyback Registration”
shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.


 


“Private Placement Lock-up Period”
shall mean, with respect to Private Shares or Working Capital Shares that are held by the initial purchasers of such units or their Permitted
Transferees, the period ending on 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination.


 


“Private Shares”
shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.


 


“Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given
in subsection 2.1.4.


 


“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus
included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective
amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.


 



     


     


    

 


“Registrable Security” shall mean (a)
the Founder Shares, (b) the Private Shares, (c) Working Capital Shares, and (d) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable
with respect to any such share of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities
shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become
effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with
such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing
a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall
not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities may be
sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the
Commission) (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations); or (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker,
dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.


 


“Registration”
shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements
of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.


 


“Registration Expenses”
shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:


 


(A) all registration and filing
fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;


 


(B) fees and expenses of compliance
with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue
sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);


 


(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery
expenses;


 


(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Company;


 


(E) reasonable fees and disbursements
of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and


 


(F) reasonable fees and expenses
of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration to be registered
for offer and sale in the applicable Registration.


 


“Registration
Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration
statement.


 






     


     


    

 


“Requesting Holder” shall have the
meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.


 


“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.


 


“Sponsor” shall have the meaning given
in the Recitals hereto.


 


“Underwriter”
shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such
dealer’s market-making activities.


 


“Underwritten Registration”
or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm
commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.


 


“Working Capital Shares” shall have
the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.


 


ARTICLE II


REGISTRATIONS


 


2.1 Demand Registration.


 


2.1.1 Request for
Registration. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time on or after
the date the Company consummates the Business Combination, the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the then-outstanding
number of Registrable Securities (the “Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand for Registration under the
Securities Act of all or part of their Registrable Securities, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities
to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand a “Demand
Registration”). The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in
writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes
to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each
such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “Requesting
Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the
Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, such Requesting
Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and
the Company shall effect, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the
Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding
Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect
more than an aggregate of three (3) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this subsection 2.1.1 with respect to any
or all Registrable Securities; provided, however, that a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Form S-1 or
any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-1”) has become effective and
all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Requesting Holders to be registered on behalf of the Requesting Holders in such
Form S-1 Registration have been sold, in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Agreement.


 






     


     


    

 


2.1.2 Effective Registration.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.1.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration
shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration
pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations
under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, further, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective,
an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop
order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency the Registration Statement with respect
to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed,
rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter
affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing, but in no event later than five
(5) days, of such election; and provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement
until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes
effective or is subsequently terminated.


 


2.1.3 Underwritten Offering.
Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, if a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so advise the
Company as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall
be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable
Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion
of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All such Holders proposing
to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.3 shall enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding
Holders initiating the Demand Registration.


 


2.1.4 Reduction of
Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand
Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the
dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell,
taken together with all other Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the Common Stock, if any,
as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any
other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in
the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the
probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the
 “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first,
the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of
Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten
Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be
included in such Underwritten Registration (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold
without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been
reached under the foregoing clause (i), Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold
without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not
been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the
Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that
can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.


 






     


     


    

 


2.1.5 Demand Registration
Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration or a majority-in-interest of the Requesting
Holders (if any), pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such
Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any)
of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission
with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration
pursuant to a Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.5.


 


2.2 Piggyback Registration.


 


2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. If, at any time on or after the date the Company
consummates an initial Business Combination, the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect
to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities,
for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including,
without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock
option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders,
(iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then
the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but
not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount
and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing
Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to
register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of
such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable
Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter
or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection
2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in
such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s)
of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under
this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten
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2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback
Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good
faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar
amount or number of shares of Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock, if any,
as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the
Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section
2.2 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual
piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:


 


(a) If the Registration is
undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the Common Stock or other equity
securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the
extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders
exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, pro rata, based on the respective
number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has so requested exercising its rights to register its Registrable Securities, which
can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has
not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant
to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum
Number of Securities;


 


(b) If the Registration is
pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such
Registration (A) first, the Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders
of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum
Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights
to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities
that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the
Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Registration, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;
(C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Common
Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;
and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C),
the Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant
to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of
Securities.


 


2.2.3 Piggyback
Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any
or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its
intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the
Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of
a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement
filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration
Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.


 






     


     


    

 


2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback
Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration
pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.


 


2.3 Registrations on Form
S-3. The Holders of Registrable Securities may at any time, and from time to time, request in writing that the Company, pursuant to Rule
415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), register the resale of any or all of their
Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-3”);
provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering. Within five (5) days
of the Company’s receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3,
the Company shall promptly give written notice of the proposed Registration on Form S-3 to all other Holders of Registrable Securities,
and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities
in such Registration on Form S-3 shall so notify the Company, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the
notice from the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, but not more than twelve (12) days after the Company’s initial receipt
of such written request for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall file a Registration Statement relating to all or such portion
of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such written request, together with all or such portion of Registrable
Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in the written notification given by such Holder or
Holders; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof if
(i) a Form S-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) the Holders of Registrable Securities, together with the Holders of any other
equity securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such Registration, propose to sell the Registrable Securities and such other
equity securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $10,000,000.


 


2.4 Restrictions on
Registration Rights. If (A) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith
estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of, a Company
initiated Registration and provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand
Registration pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 and it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to cause the
applicable Registration Statement to become effective; (B) the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company
and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (C) in the good faith
judgment of the Board such Registration would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is
essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such
Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously
detrimental to the Company for such Registration Statement to be filed in the near future and that it is therefore essential to
defer the filing of such Registration Statement. In such event, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period
of not more than thirty (30) days; provided, however, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once
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ARTICLE III


COMPANY PROCEDURES


 


3.1 General Procedures. If at any time on or after
the date the Company consummates an initial Business Combination the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities,
the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities
in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:


 


3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon
as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement
have been sold;


 


3.1.2 prepare and file with
the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as
may be reasonably requested by the majority-in-interest of the Holders with Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement
or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration
form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until
all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth
in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;


 


3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration
Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of
Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as
proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and
such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel
for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;


 


3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its
commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such
securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included
in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause
such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities
as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary
or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of
such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do
business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general
service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;


 






     


     


    

 





3.1.5 cause all such Registrable
Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are
then listed;


 


3.1.6 provide a transfer agent, and registrar for
all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;


 


3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after
it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness
of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its commercially reasonable
efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;


 


3.1.8 at least five (5) days
prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus
or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each
seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel;


 


3.1.9 notify the Holders at
any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening
of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement,
and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;


 


3.1.10 permit a representative
of the Holders (such representative to be selected by a majority of the participating Holders), the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney
or accountant retained by such Holders, or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of
the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested
by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representative
or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release
or disclosure of any such information and provided further, the Company may not include the name of any Holder or Underwriter or any information
regarding any Holder or Underwriter in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement
or Prospectus, any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any response to
any comment letter, without the prior written consent of such Holder or Underwriter and providing each such Holder or Underwriter a reasonable
amount of time to review and comment on such applicable document, which comments the Company shall include unless contrary to applicable
law;


 


3.1.11 obtain a “cold
comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration,
in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter
may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;


 


3.1.12 on the date the
Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel
representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if
any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is
being given as the Holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in
such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating
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3.1.13 in the event of any
Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing
Underwriter of such offering;


 


3.1.14 make available to its
security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning
with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies
the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);


 


3.1.15 if the Registration
involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $41,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make
available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested
by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and


 


3.1.16 otherwise, in good
faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such
Registration.


 


3.2 Registration Expenses.
The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall
bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts,
brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all
reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.


 


3.3 Requirements for Participation
in Underwritten Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration
initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting
arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up
agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.


 


3.4 Suspension of Sales;
Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a
Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it has received
copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to
prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until he, she or it is
advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued
use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure
or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for
reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay
the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no
event more than ninety (90) days in any 12-month period, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose.
In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their
receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or
offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which
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3.5 Reporting Obligations.
As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange
Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required
to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders
with true and complete copies of all such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder
may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of the Common Stock held by
such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under
the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the
request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it
has complied with such requirements.


 


ARTICLE IV


INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION


 


4.1 Indemnification.


 


4.1.1 The Company agrees to
indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls
such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’
fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary
Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information
furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers
and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided
in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.


 


4.1.2 In connection with
any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in
writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration
Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and
each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to
the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such
Holder expressly for use therein. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors
and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the
foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to indemnify under this Section
4.1.2 shall be several, not joint and several, among the Holders of Registrable Securities, and the total indemnification liability
of a Holder under this Section 4.1.2 shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale
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4.1.3 Any person entitled
to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification
(provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent
such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment
a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying
party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the
indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim
shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with
respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified
party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified
party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money
(and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as
an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect
to such claim or litigation.


 


4.1.4 The indemnification
provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified
party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities.


 


4.1.5 If the
indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying
party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a
result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of
the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in
question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material
fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying
party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the
net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a
result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in
subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in
connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from
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ARTICLE V


MISCELLANEOUS


 


5.1 Notices. Any notice or
communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be
notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing
evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile. Each notice or communication
that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received,
in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered
by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee
(with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any
notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: 437 Madison Avenue 27th Floor, New York,
New York 10022, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or contact information as set forth in the Company’s books
and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto,
and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.


 


5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.


 


5.2.1 This Agreement and the
rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.


 


5.2.2 Prior to the expiration
of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period or the Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the case may be, no Holder may assign or delegate such
Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable
Securities by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee but only if such Permitted Transferee agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions
set forth in this Agreement. After the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period or the Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the
case may be, the Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in
part, to any transferee.


 


5.2.3 This Agreement and the
provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns
of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.


 


5.2.4 This Agreement shall
not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and
Section 5.2 hereof.


 


5.2.5 No assignment by
any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless
and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the
written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this
Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made
other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.


 






     


     


    

 


5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement
may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all
of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.


 


5.4 Governing Law; Venue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT (I) THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS
ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTIONAND (II)
THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.


 


EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE,
EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY
MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.


 


5.5 Amendments and Modifications.
Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in
question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions,
covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver
hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in his, her or its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company,
in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected.
No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the
Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or
the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude
the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.


 


5.6 Other Registration Rights.
The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company
to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company
for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, the Company represents and warrants that
this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a
conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.


 









     


     


    

 


5.7 Term. This Agreement shall
terminate upon the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable
Securities have been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section
4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission)) or (B) the Holders
of all Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities
Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale and without compliance with the current public reporting
requirements set forth under Rule 144(i)(2). The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.


 


5.8 FINRA. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions,
to the extent any Founder Shares and/or Private Shares are owned by Tradeup INC., an affiliate of US Tiger Securities, Inc., or any permitted
transferee under FINRA Rule 5110(e)(2), such securities shall be subject to compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8). Tradeup INC. may not
exercise its demand or “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years, respectively, after the commencement of
sales of the Underwritten Offering and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.


	 	COMPANY:
	 	 
	 	
    TRADEUP ACQUISITION CORP.

    a Delaware corporation

	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: Jianwei Li
	 	 	Title: Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 	TRADEUP ACQUISITION SPONSOR LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: Jianwei Li
	 	 	Title:  Manager
	 	 
	 	TRADEUP INC. 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: Xin Song
	 	 	Title:  Sole Director


 


[Signature Page to Registration Rights
Agreement-TradeUP Acquisition Corp.]