[144] Tuya Inc. American SEC Filing

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Tuya Inc. (NYSE: TUYA) – Form 144 filing. An insider has filed notice to sell up to 40,000 American Depositary Shares (ADS), each equal to one Class A ordinary share, through Futu Securities on or about 07 July 2025. The proposed sale, valued at approximately US$98,800, stems from the vesting on 05 July 2025 of restricted stock units under the company’s share-incentive plan and is expressly designated “sold to cover tax only.”

The transaction represents less than 0.01 % of Tuya’s 539.4 million ADS outstanding and no additional sales have been reported in the past three months. No operational or financial performance data accompanies the filing. Given its small size and tax-related purpose, the sale is considered routine and immaterial to the company’s capital structure or market liquidity.

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR – 40 k ADS insider sale is tax-related and immaterial; neutral impact.

The Form 144 discloses a prospective disposition of 40,000 ADS (≈US$98.8 k) by an insider immediately after RSU vesting. With 539 million ADS outstanding, the sale equates to less than 0.01 % of float, well below any dilution or supply threshold that could pressure the share price. The filing language clarifies proceeds are solely to satisfy withholding taxes, a common administrative step. No negative operational signals or undisclosed information are implied. Consequently, I view the event as neutral for valuation and sentiment. Investors typically monitor larger, pattern-based insider selling for concern; this single, modest transaction does not rise to that level.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

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Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

Phone

Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

Relationship to Issuer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
ADS (each representing one ClassA ordinary share) Sold to cover tax only	Futu Securities International (HongKong) Ltd 34/F, United Centre 95 Queensway Admiralty K3 00000	40000	98800.00	539353673	07/07/2025	NYSE

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
ADS (each representing one Class A ordinary share). Sold to cover tax only.	07/05/2025	Vested stocks under Share Incentive Plan. A portion of these ADSs is to be sold only to cover tax obligation from the vesting.	Tuya Inc.			100000	07/05/2025	Restricted stock units with nil cost.

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks

Date of Notice

Date of Plan Adoption or Giving of Instruction, If Relying on Rule 10b5-1

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

Signature

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

FAQ

What did Tuya (TUYA) disclose in its latest Form 144 filing?

An insider plans to sell 40,000 ADS (≈US$98.8 k) on or about 07 Jul 2025 to cover tax obligations from vested RSUs.

How significant is the proposed 40,000-share sale relative to Tuya’s share count?

It equals <0.01 % of the company’s 539.4 million ADS outstanding—an immaterial amount.

Why are the Tuya shares being sold?

The filing states the ADS are "sold to cover tax only" following RSU vesting under the company’s share incentive plan.

Which broker will handle the transaction and on which exchange will it occur?

Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Ltd will execute the trade on the NYSE.

Have there been other insider sales by the same person in the last three months?

The form lists "Nothing to Report" for prior three-month insider sales.