Trust Agreement Amendment dated June 28, 2023 by and between TKB Critical Technologies 1 and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”), dated as of June 28, 2023, to the Investment Management Trust Agreement (as defined below) is made by and between TKB Critical Technologies 1 (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (“Trustee”). All terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into an Investment Management Trust Agreement dated as of October 26, 2021, as amended on January 23, 2023 (the “Trust Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement sets forth the terms that govern the liquidation of the Trust Account under the circumstances described therein; and

WHEREAS, at an extraordinary general meeting of the Company’s shareholders held on June 28, 2023 (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”), the Company’s shareholders approved (i) a proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association giving the Company the right to extend the date by which it has to consummate a business combination (the “Combination Period”), monthly up to 16 times, from June 29, 2023 up to October 29, 2024, provided that the Sponsor or its designee deposit into the Trust Account, for each monthly extension, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) $60,000 or (y) $0.03 per public share multiplied by the number of public shares outstanding (the “Monthly Deposit”), for an aggregate deposit of up to $960,000 if all monthly extensions are exercised, and (ii) a proposal to amend the Trust Agreement to make a corresponding change.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

1. Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(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, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) or other authorized officer of the Company, and, in the case of Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed to by the Representative, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), 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 later of (A) June 29, 2023, provided that the Company may extend such date, monthly, up to 36 months after the closing of the IPO (“Closing”) provided that the Sponsor or its designee deposits the Monthly Deposit into the Trust Account, or (B) such later date as may be approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, 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.

2. All other provisions of the Trust Agreement shall remain unaffected by the terms hereof.

3. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. A facsimile signature or electronic signature shall be deemed to be an original signature for purposes of this Amendment.

4. This Amendment is intended to be in full compliance with the requirements for an Amendment to the Trust Agreement as required by Section 6(c) of the Trust Agreement, and every defect in fulfilling such requirements for an effective amendment to the Trust Agreement is hereby ratified, intentionally waived and relinquished by all parties hereto.

5. This Amendment 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.

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

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

TKB CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES 1