Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

[____________ __, 2019]

 

Tuscan
Holdings Corp. II

135
E. 57th St., 18th Floor

New
York, NY 10022

(646)
948-7100

 

EarlyBirdCapital,
Inc.

366
Madison Ave 8th Floor

New
York, NY 10017

 

	 	Re:	Initial Public Offering

 

Gentlemen:

 

This letter is being
delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) entered
into by and between Tuscan Holdings Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and EarlyBirdCapital,
Inc. as representative (the “Representative”) of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto
(the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “IPO”)
of the Company’s units (the “Units”), each comprised of one share of the Company’s common
stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and one-half of one warrant, each whole warrant
exercisable for one share of Common Stock (each, a “Warrant”). Certain capitalized terms used herein
are defined in paragraph 14 hereof.

 

In order to induce
the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the IPO, and in recognition of the
benefit that such IPO will confer upon the undersigned, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees with the Company as follows:

 

1. If the Company solicits
approval of its stockholders of a Business Combination, the undersigned will vote all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by him, her, or it, whether acquired before, in, or after the IPO, in favor of such Business Combination.

 

2. (a) In the event
that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Company’s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”),
the undersigned will, as promptly as possible, cause the Company to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding
up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the IPO Shares at a per-share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the Trust
Account net of interest released to the Company as permitted pursuant to the Trust Agreement, divided by the number of then outstanding
IPO Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right
to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption,
subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and
liquidate, subject in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for
claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law.

 

(b) The undersigned
hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of the Trust Account (“Claim”)
with respect to the shares of Founders’ Common Stock owned by the undersigned and hereby waives any Claim the undersigned
may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse
against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that there will be no distribution
from the Trust Account with respect to any Warrants, all rights of which will terminate on the Company’s liquidation.

 

[(c) In the event of
the liquidation of the Trust Account, the undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company for any debts and obligations
to target businesses or vendors or other entities that are owed money by the Company for services rendered or contracted for or
products sold to the Company, but only to the extent necessary to ensure that such debt or obligation does not reduce the amount
of funds in the Trust Account below $10.00 per share; provided that such indemnity shall not apply (i) if such vendor or prospective
target business executed an agreement waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in or to any monies
held in the Trust Account, or (ii) as to any claims under the Company’s obligation to indemnify the Underwriters against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).]1

 

 

 

 

		1	For Sponsor letter only

 

     

     

    

 

3. The undersigned
acknowledges and agrees that prior to entering into a Business Combination with a target business that is affiliated with any Insiders
of the Company or their affiliates, such transaction must be approved by a majority of the Company’s disinterested independent
directors and the Company must obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm, or another independent entity that
commonly renders valuation opinions, that such Business Combination is fair to the Company’s unaffiliated stockholders from
a financial point of view.

 

4. Neither the undersigned
nor any affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive and will not accept any compensation or other cash payment prior
to, or for services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation of the Business Combination; provided that the Company shall
be allowed to make the payments set forth in the Registration Statement under the caption “Prospectus Summary – The
Offering – Limited payments to insiders.”

 

5. Neither the undersigned
nor any affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or accept a finder’s fee or any other compensation in the
event either of the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned originates a Business Combination.

 

6. (a) The undersigned
will place into escrow all shares of Founders’ Common Stock owned by him/her/it pursuant to the terms of a Stock Escrow Agreement
which the Company will enter into with the undersigned and an escrow agent.

 

(b) The undersigned
agrees that until after the Company consummates a Business Combination, all Private Securities owned by him/her/it will be subject
to the transfer restrictions described in the Subscription Agreement relating to the undersigned’s Private Securities.

 

7. (a) In order to
minimize potential conflicts of interest that may arise from multiple corporate affiliations, the undersigned hereby agrees that
until the earliest of the Company’s initial Business Combination or liquidation, the undersigned shall present to the Company
for its consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity, any suitable target business, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary
or contractual obligations the undersigned might have.

 

(b) The undersigned
hereby agrees and acknowledges that (i) each of the Underwriters and the Company may be irreparably injured in the event of a breach
of any of the obligations contained in this letter, (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (iii)
the non-breaching party shall be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law
or in equity, in the event of such breach.

 

8. The undersigned
agrees to be the [_____] of the Company until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination
or the liquidation of the Company. The undersigned’s biographical information previously furnished to the Company and the
Representative is true and accurate in all respects, does not omit any material information with respect to the undersigned’s
background and contains all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under
the Securities Act. The undersigned’s FINRA Questionnaire previously furnished to the Company and the Representative is true
and accurate in all respects. The undersigned represents and warrants that:

 

(a)
he/she/it has never had a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law been filed by or against (i)
him/her/it or any partnership in which he/she/it was a general partner at or within two years before the time of filing; or (ii)
any corporation or business association of which he/she/it was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of
such filing;

 

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(b)
he/she/it has never had a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a court for his/her/its business or property,
or any such partnership;

 

(c)
he/she/it has never been convicted of fraud in a civil or criminal proceeding;

 

(d)
he/she/it/ has never been convicted in a criminal proceeding or named the subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations and minor offenses);

 

(e)
he/she/it has never been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any
court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining or otherwise limiting him/her/it from (i) acting as a futures
commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction
merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) or an associated
person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated
person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or from engaging
in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity; or (ii) engaging in any type of business practice;
or (iii) engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with
any violation of federal or state securities or federal commodities laws;

 

(f)
he/she/it has never been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any
federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days his/her/its right to engage in any
activity described in 9(e)(i) above, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;

 

(g)
he/she/it has never been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC to have violated any federal
or state securities law, where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC has not been subsequently reversed, suspended
or vacated;

 

(h)
he/she/it has never been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the CFTC to have violated any federal
commodities law, where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the CFTC has not been subsequently reversed, suspended
or vacated;

 

(i)
he/she/it has never been the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree
or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of (i) any Federal or State securities
or commodities law or regulation, (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including,
but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary
or permanent cease-and desist order, or removal or prohibition order or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud
or fraud in connection with any business entity;

 

(j)
he/she/it has never been the subject of, or party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated,
or any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity, or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that
has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member;

 

(k)
he/she/it has never been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor: (i) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security;
(ii) involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (iii) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter,
broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment advisor or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities;

 

(l)
he/she/it was never subject to a final order of a state securities commission (or an agency of officer of a state performing like
functions); a state authority that supervises or examines banks, savings associations, or credit unions; a state insurance commission
(or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); an appropriate federal banking agency; the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission; or the National Credit Union Administration that is based on a violation of any law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent,
manipulative, or deceptive conduct;

 

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(m)
he/she/it has never been subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, that, at the time of
such sale, restrained or enjoined him/her/it from engaging or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice: (i) in connection
with the purchase or sale of any security; (ii) involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (iii) arising out of
the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor
of purchasers of securities;

 

(n)
he/she/it has never been subject to any order of the SEC that orders him/her/it to cease and desist from committing or causing
a future violation of: (i) any scienter-based anti-fraud provision of the federal securities laws, including, but not limited
to, Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Section 206(1) of
the Advisers Act or any other rule or regulation thereunder; or (ii) Section 5 of the Securities Act;

 

(o)
he/she/it has never been named as an underwriter in any registration statement or Regulation A offering statement filed with the
SEC that was the subject of a refusal order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A exemption, or is, currently, the
subject of an investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order or suspension order should be issued;

 

(p)
he/she/it has never been subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order, or is currently subject to a temporary
restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct alleged by the United States Postal Service to constitute
a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false representations;

 

(q)
he/she/it is not subject to a final order of a state securities commission (or an agency of officer of a state performing like
functions); a state authority that supervises or examines banks, savings associations, or credit unions; a state insurance commission
(or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); an appropriate federal banking agency; the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission; or the National Credit Union Administration that bars the undersigned from: (i) association with an entity regulated
by such commission, authority, agency or officer; (ii) engaging in the business of securities, insurance or banking; or (iii)
engaging in savings association or credit union activities;

 

(r)
he/she/it is not subject to an order of the SEC entered pursuant to section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or section 203(e) or 203(f) of the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), that: (i) suspends or revokes the undersigned’s registration
as a broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser; (ii) places limitations on the activities, functions or
operations of, or imposes civil money penalties on, such person; or (iii) bars the undersigned from being associated with any
entity or from participating in the offering of any penny stock; and

 

(s)
he/she/it has never been suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, a
securities self-regulatory organization (e.g., a registered national securities exchange or a registered national or affiliated
securities association) for any act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of
trade.

 

9. The undersigned
has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which he, she or it is bound, to enter into this letter agreement
[and to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company].

 

10. The undersigned
hereby waives any right to exercise conversion rights with respect to any shares of the Company’s common stock owned or to
be owned by the undersigned, directly or indirectly (or to sell such shares to the Company in a tender offer), whether such shares
be part of the Founders’ Common Stock or shares purchased by the undersigned in the IPO or in the aftermarket, and agrees
not to seek conversion with respect to such shares in connection with any vote to approve a Business Combination (or sell such
shares to the Company in a tender offer in connection with such a Business Combination).

 

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11. (a) The
undersigned hereby agrees to not propose, or vote in favor of, approving a definitive agreement for a Business Combination
unless Tuscan Holdings Corp. has (i) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for an initial business
combination or (ii) failed to timely consummate its initial business combination and has liquidated its trust account.

 

(b) The
undersigned hereby agrees to not propose, or vote in favor of, an amendment to Article Sixth of the Certificate of Incorporation
prior to the consummation of a Business Combination unless the Company provides public stockholders with the opportunity to convert
their shares of Common Stock upon such approval in accordance with such Article Sixth thereof.

 

[12. In the event
that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination and must liquidate and its remaining net assets are insufficient to
complete such liquidation, the undersigned agrees to advance such funds necessary to complete such liquidation and agrees not
to seek repayment for such expenses.]2

 

13. This letter 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. Each of the Company
and the undersigned hereby (i) agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against him arising out of or relating in any way to
this letter agreement (a “Proceeding”) shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New
York of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which
jurisdiction shall be exclusive and (ii) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an
inconvenient forum. The undersigned irrevocably agrees to appoint Graubard Miller as agent for the service of process in the State
of New York to receive, for the undersigned and on his behalf, service of process in any Proceeding. If for any reason such agent
is unable to act as such, the undersigned will promptly notify the Company and the Representative and appoint a substitute agent
acceptable to each of the Company and the Representative within 30 days and nothing in this letter will affect the right of either
party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

14. As used herein,
(i) a “Business Combination” means a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization,
reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities; (ii) “Insiders”
means all officers, directors and sponsor of the Company immediately prior to the IPO; (iii) “Founders’ Common
Stock” means all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company acquired by an Insider prior to the IPO; (iv) “IPO
Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company’s IPO; (v) “Private Securities”
means the units and warrants that are being sold privately by the Company simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO; (vi)
“Trust Agreement” means the Investment Management Trust Agreement between the Company and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company being entered into in connection with the IPO and governing the use of funds held in the Trust
Account; (vii) “Trust Account” means the trust account into which a portion of the net proceeds of the
IPO will be deposited; and (viii) “Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement
on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-232205) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

15. This Letter Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate
in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter Agreement may not be changed, amended,
modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument
executed by all parties hereto.

 

16. Each of the undersigned
acknowledges and understands that the Underwriters and the Company will rely upon the agreements, representations and warranties
set forth herein in proceeding with the IPO. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to render the Underwriters a representative
of, or a fiduciary with respect to, the Company, its stockholders or any creditor or vendor of the Company with respect to the
subject matter hereof.

  

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 

 

 

		2	For Sponsor letter only.

 

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	 	[_____]
	 	Print Name of Insider
	 	 
	 	 
	 	Signature
	 	 
	 	Acknowledged and Agreed:
	 	 
	 	TUSCAN HOLDINGS CORP. II
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: Stephen A. Vogel
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

6Exhibit
10.2

 

INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

 

This
Agreement is made as of _________ ___, 2019 by and between Tuscan Holdings Corp. II (the “Company”) and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”).

 

WHEREAS,
the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, No. 333-232205 (“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,
EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (the “Representative”) is acting as the representative of the several underwriters in
the IPO; and

 

WHEREAS,
as described in the Registration Statement, and in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
$125,000,000.00 ($143,750,000.00 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) of the proceeds from the IPO and a simultaneous
private placement of units and warrants will be delivered to the Trustee to be deposited and held in a segregated trust account
located at all times in the United States (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Company and the holders
of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 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 stockholders
for whose benefit the Trustee shall hold the Property will be referred to as the “Public Stockholders,” and
the Public Stockholders 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;

 

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 the Trust Account established
by the Trustee at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. 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 written instruction of the Company, invest and reinvest the Property in United States “government
securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment
Company Act”), having a maturity of 180 days or less, and/or in any open ended investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraph
(d) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations;
it being understood that the Trust Account will earn no interest while account funds are uninvested awaiting the Company’s
instructions hereunder and the Trustee may earn bank credits or other consideration during such periods;

 

(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 the Representative 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;

 

(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 and, in the case of a Termination Letter in a form substantially
similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit A, jointly acknowledged and agreed to by the Representative, 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 within the period of time (the “Last Date”) provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”),
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 Stockholders as of the Last Date. The provisions of this Section 1(i) may
not be modified, amended or deleted under any circumstances; and

 

(j)
Upon receipt of a letter (an “Amendment Notification Letter”) in the form of Exhibit C, signed
on behalf of the Company by an authorized officer, distribute to Public Stockholders who exercised their conversion rights in
connection with an amendment to Article Sixth of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (an “Amendment”)
an amount equal to the pro rata share of the Property relating to the Common Stock for which such Public Stockholders have exercised
conversion rights in connection with such Amendment. The provisions of this Section 1(j) may not be modified,
amended or deleted under any circumstances.

 

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 D, 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.

 

(b)
Upon written request from the Company, which may be given in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit
D, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company the amount of interest income earned on the Property and requested by the Company
to cover expenses related to the Company’s working capital requirements; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of
all such distributions in any twelve-month period shall not exceed $250,000 and the Company will not be allowed to withdraw interest
income earned on the trust account unless there are sufficient funds available to pay the Company’s tax obligations on such
interest income or otherwise then due at that time; and

 

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

 

(c)
The Company shall provide the Representative with a copy of any Termination Letter, Amendment Notification Letter, 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 agrees and covenants to:

 

(a)
Give all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by any one of the Company’s authorized officers. In addition,
except with respect to its duties under Sections 1(i), 1(j), 2(a) and 2(b) 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;

 

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(b)
Subject to the provisions of Section 5 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 losses suffered by the Trustee
in connection with any claim, potential claim, action, suit, or other proceeding brought against the Trustee 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 Sections 2(a) and 2(b) 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
and further agreed that any fees owed to the Trustee shall be deducted by the Trustee from the disbursements made to the Company
pursuant to Section 2(b) or pursuant to Section 1(i) solely in connection with the consummation of a business
combination (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;

 

(d)
In connection with any vote of the Company’s stockholders 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 stockholder votes verifying
the vote of the Company’s stockholders regarding such Business Combination;

 

(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;
and

 

(f)
If the Company has an Amendment approved by its stockholders, provide the Trustee with an Amendment Notification Letter in the
form of Exhibit C providing instructions for the distribution of funds to Public Stockholders who exercise their
conversion rights in connection with such Amendment.

 

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 Sections 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 Section 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;

 

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(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 Business Combination
consummated 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
or deliver payee statements to 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; or

 

(k)
Verify calculations, qualify, or otherwise approve Company requests for distributions pursuant to Sections 1(i), 1(j), 2(a) or
2(b) 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 (90)
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 Section 1(i) hereof, and distributed the Property in accordance with the provisions of the Termination Letter,
this Agreement shall terminate except with respect to Section 3(b) and Section 5.

 

7. Miscellaneous.

 

(a)
The Company and the Trustee will each restrict access to confidential information relating to funds being transferred to or from
the Trust Account 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 supplied to it or funds transferred based on such
information.

 

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(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. 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. As to any claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim in any way relating
to this Agreement, each party waives the right to trial by jury.

 

(c)
This Agreement may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original,
and together shall constitute but one instrument.

 

(d)
This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Except for Sections 1(i) and 1(j) (which may not be amended under any circumstances), 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 the Representative. The
Trustee may require from Company counsel an opinion as to the propriety of any proposed amendment.

 

(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,
by email 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:

 

Tuscan
Holdings Corp. II

135
E. 57th Street, 18th Floor

New
York, NY 10022

Attn:
Stephen A. Vogel, CEO

E-mail:
stephen@vpllp.com

 

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

 

EarlyBirdCapital,
Inc.

366
Madison Avenue, 8th Floor

New
York, NY 10017

Attn:
Steven Levine

E-mail:
slevine@ebccap.com

 

and

Graubard
Miller

The
Chrysler Building

405
Lexington Avenue

New
York, New York 10174

Attn:
David Alan Miller, Esq.

E-mail:
dmiller@graubard.com

 

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and

Ellenoff
Grossman & Schole LLP

1345
Avenue of the Americas

New
York, New York 10105

Attn:
Stuart Nuehauser, Esq.

Email:
sneuhauser@egsllp.com

 

(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 the Representative is a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

  

[Signature
Page Follows]

 

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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:	 
	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	TUSCAN
    HOLDINGS CORP. II
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:	 

 

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SCHEDULE
A

 

	Fee Item	 	Time and method of payment	 	Amount	 
	Initial acceptance fee	 	Initial closing of IPO by wire transfer	 	$	3,500.00	 
	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	 	$	10,000.00	 
	Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Section 2	 	Deduction by Trustee from accumulated income following disbursement made to Company under Section 2	 	$	250.00	 
	Paying Agent services as required pursuant to section 1(i) and 1(j)	 	Billed to Company upon delivery of service pursuant to section 1(i) and 1(j)	 	 	 Prevailing rates	 

 

    Sch A-1

     

    

 

EXHIBIT
A

 

[Letterhead
of Company]

 

[Insert
date]

 

Continental
Stock Transfer

&
Trust Company

1
State Street, 30th floor

New
York, New York 10004

Attn:
Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez[●]

 

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

 

Dear
Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

 

Pursuant
to Section 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Tuscan Holdings Corp. II (“Company”) and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, dated as of ______ ___, 2019 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to
advise you that the Company has entered into an agreement with [__________________] to consummate a business combination (“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 and to transfer
the proceeds to the Trust Account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. 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 account 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 stockholders in connection with the Business Combination if a vote is held and (b) joint written
instructions from the Company and the Representative 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, your obligations under 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 you 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,
	 	 
	 	TUSCAN
    HOLDINGS CORP. II
	 	 	 
	 	By:	                 
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 	           
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

  

AGREED
TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY

 

	EARLYBIRDCAPITAL,
    INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	Name: 	               	 
	 	Title:	 	 

 

    A-1

     

    

 

EXHIBIT
B

 

[Letterhead
of Company]

 

[Insert
date]

 

Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1
State Street, 30th floor

New
York, New York 10004

Attn:
Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez 

 

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

 

Dear
Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

 

Pursuant
to Section 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Tuscan Holdings Corp. II (“Company”) and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, dated as of ________ ___, 2019 (“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 the Trust Account and to transfer the total
proceeds of the Trust to the Trust Account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to await distribution to the Public Stockholders. The
Company has selected [____________, 20__] as the date for when the Public Stockholders will be entitled to receive their share
of the liquidation proceeds. It is acknowledged that while the funds are on deposit in the Trust Account awaiting distribution,
the Company will not earn any interest or dividends. 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 Stockholders 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,
	 	 
	 	TUSCAN
    HOLDINGS CORP. II
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:
    Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	          
	 	 	Title:
    Chief Financial Officer

 

cc:
EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

 

    B-1

     

    

 

EXHIBIT
C

 

[Letterhead
of Company]

 

[Insert
date]

 

Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1
State Street, 30th floor

New
York, New York 10004

Attn:
Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez 

 

Re: Trust
Account No. [________] – Amendment Notification Letter

 

Dear
Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

 

Reference
is made to the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Tuscan Holdings Corp. II (“Company”) and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, dated as of ________ ___, 2019 (“Trust Agreement”). Capitalized words used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trust Agreement.

 

Pursuant
to Section 1(j) of the Trust Agreement, this is to advise you that the Company has sought an Amendment. Accordingly, in accordance
with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate a sufficient portion of the Trust Account and to transfer
$____ of the total proceeds of the Trust to the Trust Account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to await distribution to the Public
Stockholders that have requested conversion of their shares in connection with such Amendment. The remaining funds shall be reinvested
by you as previously instructed.

 

	 	Very
    truly yours,
	 	 
	 	TUSCAN
    HOLDINGS CORP. II
	 	 	 	             
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:    
	 	 	Title:
    Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:
    Chief Financial Officer

  

cc:
EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

 

    C-1

     

    

 

EXHIBIT
D

 

[Letterhead
of Company]

 

[Insert
date]

 

Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1
State Street, 30th floor

New
York, New York 10004

Attn:
Francis Wolf and Celeste Gonzalez 

 

Re: Trust
Account No. [_____________]

 

Dear
Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

 

[Pursuant
to Section 2(a) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Tuscan Holdings Corp. II (“Company”) and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, dated as of _______ ___, 20__ (“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.] [Pursuant to Section 2(a) of
the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Tuscan Holdings Corp. II (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company, dated as of _______ ___, 20__ (“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, which does not exceed, in the aggregate
with all such prior disbursements pursuant to Section 2(b), if any, the maximum amount set forth in Section 2(b).]

 

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]

 

	 	TUSCAN
    HOLDINGS CORP. II
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

cc:
EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

 

D-1

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