Exhibit 10.2


 


INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT


 


This Agreement is made as
of [●], 2021 by and between Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company (“Trustee”).


 


WHEREAS, the Company’s
registration statement on Form S-1, No. 333-254010 (“Registration Statement”) for its initial public offering of securities
(“IPO”) has been declared effective as of the date hereof (“Effective Date”) by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Registration Statement); and


 


WHEREAS, Chardan Capital Markets,
LLC (“Chardan”) is acting as the underwriter in the IPO; and


 


WHEREAS, as described in the
Registration Statement, and in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, $100,000,000 of
the gross proceeds of the IPO ($115,000,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be delivered to the Trustee to be
deposited and held in a trust account for the benefit of the Company and the holders of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001
per share (“Common Stock”), issued in the IPO as hereinafter provided (the proceeds to be delivered to the Trustee will be
referred to herein as the “Property”; the shareholders for whose benefit the Trustee shall hold the Property will be referred
to as the “Public Shareholders,” and the Public Shareholders and the Company will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”);
and


 


WHEREAS, the Company and the
Trustee desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Trustee shall hold the Property.


 


THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:


 


		1.	Agreements and Covenants of Trustee. The Trustee hereby agrees and covenants to:



 


(a) Hold the Property in trust
for the Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in a segregated trust account (“Trust Account”) established
by the Trustee at Morgan Stanley in the United States, maintained by Trustee, and at a brokerage institution selected by the Trustee that
is reasonably satisfactory to the Company;


 


(b) Manage, supervise and administer
the Trust Account subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;


 


(c) In a timely manner, upon
the instruction of the Company, invest and reinvest the Property (i) in United States government treasury bills, notes or bonds having
a maturity of 180 days or less and/or (ii) in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest solely in U.S. treasuries, as determined by the Company, it being understood that the
Trust Account will earn no interest while the account funds are uninvested awaiting the Company’s instructions hereunder and the
Trustee may earn bank credits and other consideration


 


(d) Collect and receive, when
due, all principal and income arising from the Property, which shall become part of the “Property,” as such term is used herein;


 


(e) Notify the Company and Chardan
of all communications received by it with respect to any Property requiring action by the Company;


 


(f) Supply any necessary information
or documents as may be requested by the Company in connection with the Company’s preparation of its tax returns;


 


(g) Participate in any plan
or proceeding for protecting or enforcing any right or interest arising from the Property if, as and when instructed by the Company to
do so;


 






     


     


    

 





(h) Render to the Company monthly
written statements of the activities of and amounts in the Trust Account reflecting all receipts and disbursements of the Trust Account;
and


 


(i) Commence liquidation of
the Trust Account only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter (“Termination Letter”),
in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed on behalf of the Company by its President,
Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board and Secretary or Assistant Secretary and, in the case of a Termination Letter in a form
substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit A, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property
in the Trust Account only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, however, that in
the event that a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee by the 24-month anniversary of the closing of the IPO (“Closing”)
(“Last Date”), the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter
attached as Exhibit B hereto and distributed to the Public Shareholders as of the Last Date.


 


2. Limited Distributions
of Income from Trust Account.


 


(a) Upon written request from
the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit C, the Trustee shall
distribute to the Company the amount of interest income earned on the Trust Account requested by the Company to cover any income or other
tax obligation owed by the Company as a result of such interest income.


 


(b) The limited distributions
referred to in Section 2(a) above shall be made only from income collected on the Property. Except as provided in Section 2(a) above,
no other distributions from the Trust Account shall be permitted except in accordance with Section 1(i) hereof.


 


(c) The Company shall provide
Chardan with a copy of any Termination Letters and/or any other correspondence that it issues to the Trustee with respect to any proposed
withdrawal from the Trust Account promptly after such issuance.


 


3. Agreements and Covenants
of the Company. The Company hereby agrees and covenants to:


 


(a) Give all instructions to
the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial
Officer. In addition, except with respect to its duties under paragraphs 1(i) and 2(a) above, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on,
and shall be protected in relying on, any verbal or telephonic advice or instruction which it in good faith believes to be given by any
one of the persons authorized above to give written instructions, provided that the Company shall promptly confirm such instructions in
writing;


 


(b) Subject to the provisions
of Sections 5 and 7(g) of this Agreement, hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against, any and all expenses,
including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or loss suffered by the Trustee in connection with any claim, potential claim, action,
suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any claim, or in connection with any claim or demand which in any way arises
out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the Property or any income earned from investment of the
Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Promptly after the
receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which the Trustee
intends to seek indemnification under this paragraph, it shall notify the Company in writing of such claim (hereinafter referred to as
the “Indemnified Claim”). The Trustee shall have the right to conduct and manage the defense against such Indemnified Claim,
provided, that the Trustee shall obtain the consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The Trustee may not agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel;


 


(c) Pay the Trustee an
initial acceptance fee, an annual fee and a transaction processing fee for each disbursement made pursuant to Section 2(a) as set
forth on Schedule A hereto, which fees shall be subject to modification by the parties from time to time. It is expressly understood
that the Property shall not be used to pay such fees except for disbursements made to the Company pursuant to Sections 1(i) solely
in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company shall pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and
first year’s fee at the consummation of the IPO and thereafter on the anniversary of the Effective Date. Except as set forth
in this Section 3(c) and Section 3(b) hereof, the Company shall not be responsible for any other fees or charges of the Trustee.


 






     


     


    

 


(d) In connection with any vote
of the Company’s shareholders regarding a Business Combination, provide to the Trustee an affidavit or certificate of a firm regularly
engaged in the business of soliciting proxies and/or tabulating shareholder votes verifying the vote of the Company’s shareholders
regarding such Business Combination; and


 


(e) In the event that the Company
directs the Trustee to commence liquidation of the Trust Account pursuant to Section 1(i), the Company agrees that it will not direct
the Trustee to make any payments that are not specifically authorized by this Agreement.


 


4. Limitations of Liability.
The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability to:


 


(a) Take any action with respect
to the Property, other than as directed in paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof and the Trustee shall have no liability to any party except for liability
arising out of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct;


 


(b) Institute any proceeding
for the collection of any principal and income arising from, or institute, appear in or defend any proceeding of any kind with respect
to, any of the Property unless and until it shall have received instructions from the Company given as provided herein to do so and the
Company shall have advanced or guaranteed to it funds sufficient to pay any expenses incident thereto;


 


(c) Change the investment of
any Property, other than in compliance with paragraph 1(c);


 


(d) Refund any depreciation
in principal of any Property;


 


(e) Assume that the authority
of any person designated by the Company to give instructions hereunder shall not be continuing unless provided otherwise in such designation,
or unless the Company shall have delivered a written revocation of such authority to the Trustee;


 


(f) The other parties hereto
or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the
exercise of its own best judgment, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee may rely conclusively and shall
be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Trustee),
statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions,
but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which is believed by the Trustee, in good faith, to be
genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Trustee shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or any
waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this Agreement or any of the terms hereof, unless evidenced by a written instrument
delivered to the Trustee signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Trustee are affected, unless it shall
give its prior written consent thereto;


 


(g) Verify the correctness of
the information set forth in the Registration Statement or to confirm or assure that any acquisition made by the Company or any other
action taken by it is as contemplated by the Registration Statement;


 


(h) File local, state and/or
federal tax returns or information returns with any taxing authority on behalf of the Trust Account and payee statements with the Company
documenting the taxes, if any, payable by the Company or the Trust Account, relating to the income earned on the Property;


 






     


     


    

 





(i) Pay any taxes on behalf
of the Trust Account (it being expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to pay any such taxes and that such taxes, if
any, shall be paid by the Company from funds not held in the Trust Account or released to it under Section 2(a) hereof);


 


(j) Imply obligations, perform
duties, inquire or otherwise be subject to the provisions of any agreement or document other than this agreement and that which is expressly
set forth herein; and


 


(k) Verify calculations, qualify
or otherwise approve Company requests for distributions pursuant to Section 1(i) or 2(a) above.


 


5. Trust Account Waiver.
The Trustee has no right of set-off or any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) to, or to any monies in,
the Trust Account, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account that it may have now or in the future.
In the event the Trustee has any Claim against the Company under this Agreement, including, without limitation, under Section 3(b) or
Section 3(c) hereof, the Trustee shall pursue such Claim solely against the Company and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against
the Property or any monies in the Trust Account.


 


6. Termination. This
Agreement shall terminate as follows:


 


(a) If the Trustee gives written
notice to the Company that it desires to resign under this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to locate a successor
trustee during which time the Trustee shall act in accordance with this Agreement. At such time that the Company notifies the Trustee
that a successor trustee has been appointed by the Company and has agreed to become subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee
shall transfer the management of the Trust Account to the successor trustee, including but not limited to the transfer of copies of the
reports and statements relating to the Trust Account, whereupon this Agreement shall terminate; provided, however, that, in the event
that the Company does not locate a successor trustee within ninety days of receipt of the resignation notice from the Trustee, the Trustee
may submit an application to have the Property deposited with any court in the State of New York or with the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York and upon such deposit, the Trustee shall be immune from any liability whatsoever; or


 


(b) At such time that the Trustee
has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1(i) hereof, and distributed the Property
in accordance with the provisions of the Termination Letter, this Agreement shall terminate except with respect to Paragraph 3(b).


 


7. Miscellaneous.


 


(a) The Company and the Trustee
each acknowledge that the Trustee will follow the security procedures set forth below with respect to funds transferred from the Trust
Account. The Company and the Trustee will each restrict access to confidential information relating to such security procedures to authorized
persons. Each party must notify the other party immediately if it has reason to believe unauthorized persons may have obtained access
to such information, or of any change in its authorized personnel. In executing funds transfers, the Trustee will rely upon all information
supplied to it by the Company, including account names, account numbers and all other identifying information relating to a beneficiary,
beneficiary’s bank or intermediary bank. The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, liability or expense resulting from any error
in the information or transmission of the wire.


 


(b) This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with 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. It may be executed in several original
or facsimile counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one instrument.


 


(c) This Agreement
contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except for Section
1(i) (which may only be amended with the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock sold in the
IPO), this Agreement or any provision hereof may only be changed, amended or modified by a writing signed by each of the parties
hereto; provided, however, that no such change, amendment or modification may be made without the prior written consent of Chardan.
As to any claim, cross-claim or counterclaim in any way relating to this Agreement, each party waives the right to trial by jury.
The Trustee may require from Company counsel an opinion as to the propriety of any proposed amendment.


 






     


     


    

 


(d) The parties hereto consent
to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for purposes of resolving
any disputes hereunder.


 


(e) Any notice, consent or request
to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail
or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or by facsimile transmission:


 


if to the Trustee, to:


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


Email: fwolf@continentalstock.com


Email: cgonzalez@continentalstock.com


 


if to the Company, to:


 


Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp.

17 State Street, Suite 1600

New York, NY 10004

Attn: Jonas Grossman


 


in either case with a copy (which copy shall not constitute
notice) to:


 


Chardan Capital Markets, LLC

17 State Street, Suite 1600

New York, NY 10004

Attn: George Kaufman

Facsimile: (646) 465-9039


 


and


 


Reed Smith LLP

599 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Ari Edelman, Esq.


 


(f) This Agreement may not be
assigned by the Trustee without the prior consent of the Company.


 


(g) Each of the Trustee and
the Company hereby represents that it has the full right and power and has been duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform
its respective obligations as contemplated hereunder.


 


(h) Each of the Company and
the Trustee hereby acknowledge that Chardan is a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Investment
Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.


 


	 	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: Francis E. Wolf, Jr.
	 	 	Title: Vice President
	 	 	 
	 	CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: Jonas Grossman
	 	 	Title: President


 


[Signature Page to Investment Management Trust
Agreement]





 






     


     


    

 


SCHEDULE A


 


	Fee Item	Time and method of payment	Amount
	Initial acceptance fee	Initial closing of IPO by wire transfer	$[●]
	Annual fee	First year, initial closing of IPO by wire transfer; thereafter on the anniversary of the effective date of the IPO by wire transfer or check	$[●]
	Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Section 2	Deduction by Trustee from accumulated income following disbursement made to Company under Section 2	$[●]
	Paying Agent services as required pursuant to section 1(i)	Billed to Company upon delivery of service pursuant to section 1(i)	Market Rate


 






     


     


    

 


EXHIBIT A


 


[Letterhead of Company]


[Date ●]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


	 	Re:	Trust Account No. [●] - Termination Letter


 


Gentlemen:


 


Pursuant to paragraph 1(i)
of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. (“Company”) and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2021 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you
that the Company has entered into an agreement with [●] (“Target Business”) to consummate a business combination with
Target Business (“Business Combination”) on or about [insert date]. The Company shall notify you at least 48 hours
in advance of the actual date of the consummation of the Business Combination (“Consummation Date”). Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


In accordance with the terms
of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate the Trust Account investments on [●] and to transfer the proceeds to
the above-referenced account at [•] to the effect that, on the Consummation Date, all of funds held in the Trust Account will be
immediately available for transfer to the account or accounts that the Company shall direct on the Consummation Date. It is acknowledged
and agreed that while the funds are on deposit in the trust operating account at Morgan Stanley awaiting distribution, the Company will
not earn any interest or dividends.


 


On the Consummation Date (i)
counsel for the Company shall deliver to you written notification that the Business Combination has been consummated and (ii) the Company
shall deliver to you (a) [an affidavit] [a certificate] of [●], which verifies the vote of the Company’s shareholders in connection
with the Business Combination if a vote is held and (b) joint written instructions from the Company and Chardan Capital Markets LLC with
respect to the transfer of the funds held in the Trust Account (“Instruction Letter”). You are hereby directed and authorized
to transfer the funds held in the Trust Account immediately upon your receipt of the counsel’s letter and the Instruction Letter,
in accordance with the terms of the Instruction Letter. In the event that certain deposits held in the Trust Account may not be liquidated
by the Consummation Date without penalty, you will notify the Company of the same and the Company shall direct you as to whether such
funds should remain in the Trust Account and distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company. Upon the distribution of all the
funds in the Trust Account pursuant to the terms hereof, the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.


 


In the event that the Business
Combination is not consummated on the Consummation Date described in the notice thereof and we have not notified you on or before the
original Consummation Date of a new Consummation Date, then upon receipt by the Trustee of written instructions from the Company, the
funds held in the Trust Account shall be reinvested as provided in the Trust Agreement on the business day immediately following the Consummation
Date as set forth in the notice.


 


	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Jonas Grossman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary


 


cc: Chardan Capital Markets, LLC





 






     


     


    

 


EXHIBIT B


 


[Letterhead of Company]


[Date ●]


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


	 	Re:	Trust Account No. [●] - Termination Letter


 


Gentlemen:


 


Pursuant to paragraph 1(i)
of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. (“Company”) and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2021 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you
that the Company has been unable to effect a Business Combination with a Target Company within the time frame specified in the Company’s
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as described in the Company’s prospectus relating to its IPO. Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.


 


In accordance with the terms
of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate all the Trust Account investments on [●] and to transfer the total
proceeds to the Trust Checking Account at [•] to await distribution to the Public Shareholders. The Company has selected [●]
as the effective date for the purpose of determining when the Public Shareholders will be entitled to receive their share of the liquidation
proceeds. It is acknowledged that no interest will be earned by the Company on the liquidation proceeds while on deposit in the Trust
Checking Account. You agree to be the Paying Agent of record and in your separate capacity as Paying Agent, to distribute said funds directly
to the Public Shareholders in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds in the Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.


 


	 	
    Very truly yours,

	 	 
	 	
    CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.

	 	 
	 	
    By:
	 
	 	 	Jonas Grossman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary


 


cc: Chardan Capital Markets, LLC





 






     


     


    

 


EXHIBIT C


 


[Letterhead of Company]


[Date ●]


 


Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez


 


	 	Re:	Trust Account No. [●] Withdrawal Instructions


 


Gentlemen:


 


Pursuant to paragraph 2(a)
of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. (“Company”) and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of [●], 2021 (“Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby
requests that you deliver to the Company $[●] of the interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. The Company needs
such funds to pay for its tax obligations as a result of such interest income. In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, you
are hereby directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the Company’s
operating account at:


 


[WIRE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION]


 


	 	
    CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION 2 CORP.

	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Jonas Grossman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary


 


cc: Chardan Capital Markets, LLC