Force Majeure Definition. The expression “Force Majeure Event” shall be deemed to include any cause affecting the performance by either Party of the Agreement arising from or attributable to events beyond the reasonable control of the other Party, including, but not limited to, technical difficulties that delay or prevent manufacture, strike, lockouts, labor troubles, inability to procure materials or services, failure of power, restrictive government orders, decrees or guidelines, restrictive judicial orders or decrees, plague, epidemic, pandemic, riots, insurrection, war, Acts of God or inclement weather.

“Force Majeure Event” means an unforeseeable act or event beyond that Party’s reasonable control, such as war, work stoppage, fire, weather events, air carrier interruption, or act of government; provided, that a Force Majeure Event does not include economic hardship, changes in market conditions or insufficiency of funds.

“Force Majeure” means in respect of either Party, any event or occurrence whatsoever beyond the reasonable control of that Party, non-foreseeable, or even if foreseen, was unavoidable and occurs after the date of this Agreement in or affecting the Relevant Jurisdictions. “Force Majeure Event(s)” include, without limitation, war (declared or undeclared), terrorist activities, acts of sabotage, blockade, fire, lightning, acts of God, national strikes, riots, insurrections, civil commotions, quarantine restrictions, epidemics, earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, floods, hurricanes, explosions, acts of government, and other instances which are accepted as a force majeure event in general international commercial practice. For the avoidance of doubt, any prohibition or restriction in relation to the production and/or sale of cryptocurrency mining hardware declared by any Governmental Authority (other than the local Governmental Authority with competent authority over Crypt, BITMAIN or Purchaser) shall not constitute a Force Majeure Event.

Force Majeure. No party shall be liable or responsible to the other parties, nor be deemed to have defaulted under or breached this Agreement, for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement, when and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by or results from acts beyond the affected party’s reasonable control, including, without limitation: # acts of God; # flood, fire or explosion; # war, invasion, riot or other civil unrest; # government order or law; # actions, embargoes or blockades in effect on or after the date of this Agreement; # action by any governmental authority; and # national or regional emergency (a “Force Majeure Event”). The party suffering a Force Majeure Event shall give notice to the other party, stating the period of time the occurrence is expected to continue and shall use good faith efforts to end the failure or delay and minimize the effects of such Force Majeure Event.

Force Majeure, which includes acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning, war, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The party affected by Force Majeure shall notify the other party without delay.

For the purposes of this Agreement, a “Force Majeure Event” means any circumstances that are beyond the control of either party and are without the fault or negligence of either party, including but not limited to the following circumstances:

Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay, interruption, or failure in performance under this Agreement resulting from the following events: acts of God, acts of civil or military authority; acts of the public enemy; war; accidents, fires, explosions, power surges, earthquakes, floods, or unusually severe weather; strikes or labor disputes; delays in transportation or delivery outside the reasonable control of the affected party; epidemics; and any similar event beyond the affected party's reasonable control ("Force Majeure Event"), but only to the extent the work of the party to be performed is affected by said Force Majeure Event.

“Force Majeure” means in respect of either Party, any event or occurrence whatsoever beyond the reasonable control of that Party, non-foreseeable, or even if foreseen, was unavoidable and occurs after the date of this Agreement in or affecting the Relevant Jurisdictions. “Force Majeure Event(s)” include, without limitation, war (declared or undeclared), terrorist activities, acts of sabotage, blockade, fire, lightning, acts of God, national strikes, riots, insurrections, civil commotions, quarantine restrictions, epidemics, earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, floods, hurricanes, explosions, acts of government, and other instances which are accepted as a force majeure event in general international commercial practice. For the avoidance of doubt, any prohibition or restriction in relation to the production and/or sale of cryptocurrency mining hardware declared by any

“Force Majeure” shall be deemed to include any reason or cause beyond Party’s reasonable control after exercising customary care and planning affecting the performance by a Party of its obligations under the Agreement, including, but not limited to, any cause arising from or attributable to acts of God, strike, lockouts, labor troubles, restrictive governmental orders or decrees, riots, insurrection, war, terrorist acts, or the inability of Lonza to obtain any required raw material, energy source, equipment, labor or transportation. For clarity, prevalence of the Covid pandemic/endemic at the current levels (July 2022) shall not be deemed a Force Majeure event as long as there is no impact on laboratory and operational continuity to operate as usual. For clarity, Force Majeure does not apply to Customer’s obligation to make payments under this Agreement.

“Force Majeure” – means any circumstance beyond the reasonable control of a Party and shall include (but shall not be limited to) any act of God, insurrection, riot, vandalism, mob violence, civil commotion, criminal activity, sabotage, acts of the military, police or civil authorities, any requirement of any authority, any court order, international restriction, epidemic, quarantine, restriction in the freedom of movement of persons and assets, material, transportation, electricity, water, utilities or other necessary resources, earthquake, excessive rainfall, floods and other effect of whether elements to which the Parties have no control;