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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 16, 2023

 

 

TuSimple Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-40326   86-2341575

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

9191 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 600
San Diego, CA 92122
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(619) 916-3144

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   TSP   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On March 14, 2023, the board of directors (the “Board”) of TuSimple Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter dated March 14, 2023 from Dr. Xiaodi Hou, who resigned from the Board on March 9, 2023. A copy of Dr. Hou’s letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.

On March 16, 2023, Mo Chen, Executive Chairman of the Board, sent a response letter on behalf of the Board to Dr. Hou, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

   Description
99.1    Letter from Dr. Xiaodi Hou to TuSimple Holdings Inc.’s Board of Directors, dated March 14, 2023.
99.2    Response Letter to Dr. Xiaodi Hou from Mo Chen on behalf of TuSimple Holdings Inc.’s Board of Directors, dated March 16, 2023.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

TuSimple Holdings Inc.
By:  

/s/ Eric Tapia

  Eric Tapia
  Chief Financial Officer

Dated: March 16, 2023