DATED 2024-08-04, 2024
FUTURE
SALES AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES DELAWARE LIMITED
(“BITMAIN”)
and
CleanSpark, Inc.
(“PURCHASER”)
BM Ref: FUTR-XS-00120240708006
THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made on 2024-08-04.
BETWEEN:
Each of the parties to this Agreement is referred herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants set forth in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions and Interpretations
1.1 The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:
“Affiliate(s)” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such Person.
“Applicable Law(s)” means any treaty, law, decree, order, regulation, decision, statute, ordinance, rule, directive, code or other document that has legal force under any system of law, including, without limitation, local law, law of any other state or part thereof or international law, and which creates or purports to create any requirement or rule that may affect, restrict, prohibit or expressly allow the terms of this Agreement or any activity contemplated or carried out under this Agreement.
“Business Day(s)” means a day (other than Saturday or Sunday) on which banking institutions in the Relevant Jurisdiction are open generally for normal banking business.
“Contracted Hashrate” means the aggregation of the hashrate of all the Products as set forth in Appendix A.
“Control” means, with respect to any Person, the power or authority, whether exercised or not, to direct the business, management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, provided that
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in the case of a Person that is an entity, such power or authority shall conclusively be presumed to exist upon possession of beneficial ownership or power to direct the vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting of the holders of the shares or other equity interests or registered capital of such Person or power to control the composition of a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person. The terms “Controlled” and “Controlling” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Digital Currency” means USDT, USDC, or any other digital currency as agreed between the Parties in writing.
“Fiat Currency” means US Dollar, or any other government-issued currency designated as legal tender in its country of issuance through government decree, regulation, or law.
“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 BITMAIN or Purchaser) shall not constitute a Force Majeure Event.
“Governmental Authority” means any government of any nation, federation, province, state or locality or any other political subdivision thereof, any entity, authority or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any government authority, agency, department, board, commission or instrumentality of any country, or any political subdivision thereof, any court, tribunal or arbitrator, and any self-regulatory organization.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means any and all intellectual property rights, including but not limited to those concerning inventions, patents, utility models, registered designs and models, engineering or production materials, drawings, trademarks, service marks, domain names, applications for any of the foregoing (and the rights to apply for any of the foregoing), proprietary or business sensitive information and/or technical know-how, copyright, authorship, whether registered or not, and any neighbor rights.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, proprietorship, association, limited liability company, firm, trust, estate or other enterprise or entity (whether or not having separate legal personality).
“Purchase Unit Price” the per T unit price of the Products, as set forth in Appendix A.
“Product(s)” means the cryptocurrency mining hardware and other equipment or merchandise that BITMAIN will sell to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement, details of which are set forth in Appendix A.
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“Quantity of the Products” means the quantity of the Products as set forth in Appendix A, being the quotient of the Contracted Hashrate divided by Rated Hashrate per Unit as set forth in Appendix A, excluding any Forward Deliverables pursuant to Appendix C, which is for reference only and shall not be deemed as any representation, warranty or covenant made by BITMAIN. The Quantity of the Products shall be automatically adjusted in accordance with the change (if any) of the Rated Hashrate per Unit of the delivered Products.
“Rated Hashrate per Unit” means the rated hashrate of each unit of the Products as set forth in Appendix A, which is for reference only and shall not be deemed as any representation, warranty or covenant made by BITMAIN.
“Relevant Jurisdiction” means the State of Delaware, the United States.
“Shipping Period” means the estimated time period when BITMAIN shall ship the applicable batch of Products on condition that the Purchaser has fulfilled its payment obligations hereunder, as set forth in Appendix A and Appendix C, as the case may be.
“Total Purchase Price” means the total purchase price of the Products as set forth in Appendix A, being the product of Purchase Unit Price multiplied by the Contracted Hashrate, but excluding the Call Purchase Fee and Call Purchase Price contemplated in Appendix C.
“US$” or “US Dollar(s)” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Warranty Period” means the period of time that the Products are covered by the warranty granted by BITMAIN or its Affiliates in accordance with Clause 6.
“Warranty Start Date” means the date on which the Products are delivered pursuant to Clause 4.1 as recorded on BITMAIN Website (as defined below).
1.2 In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified:
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2. Sales and Purchase of Products
2.1 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Purchaser agrees to purchase the Products at the Total Purchase Price. In addition, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Purchaser shall also have the option to purchase the Forward Deliverables pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Call Option set forth herein and in Appendix C.
3. Price and Terms of Payment
3.1. The Purchaser shall pay the Total Purchase Price of each batch of Products in accordance with the payment schedule as set forth in Appendix B.
3.2 All sums payable by the Purchaser to BITMAIN shall not be subject to any abatement, set-off, claim, counterclaim, adjustment, reduction, or defense for any reason. Unless otherwise explicitly specified herein, any and all payments made by the Purchaser (including, without limitation, the payment of the Total Purchase Price) are not refundable, but shall be held for credit to Purchaser’s future purchases if unused, unless explicitly identified as a forfeitable payment. Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge and agree that BITMAIN shall be entitled to deduct from, set-off and apply any and all deposits and balance of the Purchaser for any sums owed by the Purchaser to BITMAIN, including but not limited to any liquidated damages, indemnities, liabilities, etc.
3.3 In the event that the Purchaser fails to fully settle the respective percentage of the Total Purchase Price with respect to any applicable batch before the prescribed deadline(s) as set forth in Appendix B without BITMAIN’s prior written consent, BITMAIN, at its sole discretion, shall be entitled to: (a) charge default interest on all unpaid amount with respect to each applicable batch, at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum; and (b) continue to perform its obligations with respect to such applicable batch, provided that, in each case, any and all the losses, claims, damages or liabilities that BITMAIN may suffer shall be fully indemnified by the Purchaser.
3.4 Before the Purchaser makes any payment on any batch of Product(s), the Parties shall confirm and agree on the batch of the Product(s) against which payment is being made. This confirmation shall be used to determine matters where different arrangements are applicable to different batches, including, but not limited to, defaults of the Purchaser and the product discount (if any) offered to the Purchaser.
3.5 The Purchaser shall complete the relevant order processing procedures on the official website of BITMAIN: https://shop.bitmain.com (the “BITMAIN Website”) in accordance with BITMAIN’s instructions.
3.6 The Parties understand and agree that the Total Purchase Price is inclusive of the insurance (as set forth in Clause 2 of the Appendix A) fee and applicable bank transaction fee, but is exclusive of the logistics costs of shipping from BITMAIN’s factory to the designated place of the Purchaser, relevant maintenance or other applicable costs of the Purchaser to purchase the Products, and any and all applicable import duties, taxes (any value-added taxes, sales and use tax and other similar turnover tax) and governmental charges.
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3.7 The Purchaser is responsible for being compliant with tax filing requirement regulated by any federal, state or local taxing authority in the United States regarding all applicable taxes, including, but not limited to sales and use tax, value added taxes and any other governmental charges and duties connected with the services provided by BITMAIN or the payment of any amounts hereunder. The Purchaser agrees to provide BITMAIN with the tax payment certificate or acknowledgement or the confirmation email issued by the relevant state tax authorities regarding the abovementioned taxes as applicable.
3.8 The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold BITMAIN harmless from and against any and all liability of tax filing, claims, late payment interest, fines, penalties in relation to sales and use tax, value-added taxes and any other governmental charges and duties connected with the services provided by BITMAIN or the payment of any amounts hereunder.
4. Shipping of Products
4.1 The Parties agree that the shipping of the Products shall be completed as follows:
(d) Under no circumstance shall BITMAIN be required to refund the payment already made if the Purchaser fails to provide the Confirmation.
4.2 Subject to Clause 4.1 and the limitations stated in Appendix A, the terms of delivery of the Products shall be FCA (BITMAIN’s factory or warehouse) according to Incoterms 2020 to the place of delivery designated by the Purchaser. The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the delivery of the Products to the carrier shall occur outside of the jurisdiction of the United States.
4.3 In the event of any discrepancy between this Agreement and BITMAIN’s cargo insurance policy regarding the insurance coverage, the then effective BITMAIN cargo insurance policy shall prevail, and BITMAIN shall be required to provide the then effective insurance coverage to the Purchaser.
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4.4 If BITMAIN, at its own fault, fails to send the Ready-to-Ship Notification within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the Shipping Period as set forth in Appendix A, the Purchaser shall be entitled to cancel such batch of Products and request BITMAIN to refund the respective price of such undelivered batch of Products already paid by the Purchaser together with an interest at 0.0333% per day for the period from the next day of each payment of the price of such batch of Products to the date immediately prior to the request of refund. In the event that the Purchaser does not cancel undelivered batch of Products and requests BITMAIN to perform its delivery obligation, BITMAIN shall continue to perform its delivery obligation and compensate the Purchaser in accordance with Clause 4.5 of this Agreement.
4.5 If BITMAIN, at its own fault, fails to send the Ready-to-Ship Notification within thirty (30) days after expiration of the Shipping Period as set forth in Appendix A and the Purchaser does not cancel such batch of Products and requests BITMAIN to perform its delivery obligations, BITMAIN shall make a compensation to the Purchaser. The compensation shall equal to the aggregate amount of 0.0333% per day of the respective price already paid by the Purchaser of such undelivered batch of Products for the period from the next day of each payment of the price of such batch of Products to the date immediately prior to the request of compensation. The compensation shall be made in the form of increase to the Contracted Hashrate by delivery of more Products representing the amount of compensation. If there is balance of compensation after deducting the price of increased Products, or the compensation amounts less than the price of one unit of Product, the balance of the compensation or the compensation shall be made in the form of credit to the balance of the Purchaser.
4.6 There is/are three (3) batch(es) of Products under this Agreement, excluding any batches that may become due as a result of the exercise of the Call Option by the Purchaser pursuant to Appendix C, and each batch shall constitute independent legal obligations of and shall be performed separately by the Parties. The delay of a particular batch shall not constitute waiver of the payment obligations of the Purchaser in respect of other batches. The Purchaser shall not terminate this Agreement solely on the ground of delay of delivery for a single batch of Products.
4.7 The Purchaser shall choose the following shipping method:
Shipping by BITMAIN via FedEx/DHL/UPS/other logistics company；
☒ Self-pick
Logistics costs shall be borne by the Purchaser. BITMAIN shall be entitled to collect payments on behalf of the logistics service providers and issue logistics service invoices if the Purchaser requests BITMAIN to send the Products. If the Purchaser requests BITMAIN to send the Products on behalf of the Purchaser, BITMAIN will send a shipping confirmation to the Purchaser after it has delivered the Products to the carrier.
4.8 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Clauses 4.4 and 4.5, under no circumstances, BITMAIN shall be responsible for any delivery delay caused by the Purchaser or any third party, including but not limited to the carrier, the customs, and the import brokers, nor shall it be liable for damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental,
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consequential, or otherwise, for any failure, delay or error in delivery of any Products for any reason whatsoever.
4.9 BITMAIN shall not be responsible for, and the Purchaser shall be fully and exclusively responsible for any loss of Product(s), personal injury, property damage, other damage or liability caused by the Product(s) or the transportation of the Product(s) either to the Purchaser or any third party, or theft of the Product(s) during transportation from BITMAIN to the Purchaser.
4.10 BITMAIN has the right to discontinue the sales of the Products and to make changes to its Products at any time, without prior approval from or notice to the Purchaser.
4.11 If the Product(s) is rejected and/or returned to BITMAIN due to any reason and regardless of the cause of such delivery failure, the Purchaser shall be solely and exclusively liable for and shall defend, fully indemnify and hold harmless BITMAIN against any and all related expenses, fees, charges and costs incurred, arising out of or incidental to such rejection and/or return (the “Return Expense”). Furthermore, if the Purchaser would like to ask for BITMAIN’s assistance in redelivering such Product(s) or in any other manner, and if BITMAIN at its sole discretion decides to provide this assistance, then in addition to the Return Expense, the Purchaser shall also pay BITMAIN an administrative fee in accordance with BITMAIN’s then applicable internal policy.
4.12 If the Purchaser fails to provide BITMAIN with the Confirmation or the shipping address provided by the Purchaser is a false address or does not exist, or the Purchaser rejects to accept the Products when delivered, any related costs occurred (including storage costs, warehousing charge and labor costs) shall be borne by the Purchaser.
4.13 The Purchaser or its designated representative shall inspect the Products within two (2) Business Days (the “Acceptance Time”) after receiving the Products (the date of signature on the carrier’s delivery voucher shall be the date of receipt, or the date when the Purchaser self-picks up the Products, whichever is applicable). If the Purchaser does not raise any written objection within the Acceptance Time, the Products delivered by BITMAIN shall be deemed to be in full compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Products delivered are neither returnable nor refundable, unless such return is made pursuant to the warranty repair or replacement provisions of Clause 6.
5. Customs
5.1 BITMAIN shall obtain in due time and maintain throughout the term of this Agreement (if applicable), any and all approvals, permits, authorizations, licenses and clearances for the export of the Product(s) that are required to be obtained by BITMAIN or the carrier under Applicable Laws.
5.2 The Purchaser shall obtain in due time and maintain throughout the term of this Agreement (if applicable), any and all approvals, permits, authorizations, licenses and clearances required for the import of the Products to the country of delivery as indicated in the shipping information, that are required to be obtained by the Purchaser or the carrier under Applicable Laws, and shall be responsible for any and all additional fees, expenses and charges in relation to the import of the Products.
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5.3 BITMAIN shall not be liable for any loss caused by confiscation, seizure, search or other actions taken by government agencies such as customs, unless such loss is caused by negligence or misrepresentation of BITMAIN.
6. Warranty
6.1 The Warranty Period shall start on the Warranty Start Date and end on the 365th day after the Warranty Start Date. During the Warranty Period, the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy, and BITMAIN’s entire liability, will be to repair or replace, at BITMAIN’s option, the defective part/component of the Product(s) or the defective Product(s) at no charge to the Purchaser. If the Purchaser requires BITMAIN to provide any Warranty services, the Purchaser shall complete the appropriate actions on BITMAIN Website in accordance with the requirements of BITMAIN and send the Product(s) to the place designated by BITMAIN within the time limit required by BITMAIN. Otherwise, BITMAIN shall be entitled to refuse to provide the Warranty services.
6.2 The Parties acknowledge and agree that the warranty provided by BITMAIN as stated in the preceding paragraph does not apply to the following:
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In case the warranty is voided, BITMAIN may, at its sole discretion, provide repair service to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall bear all related expenses and costs.
7. Representations and Warranties
7.1 The Purchaser makes the following representations and warranties to BITMAIN:
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8. Indemnification and Limitation of Liability
8.1 The Purchaser shall, during the term of this Agreement and at any time thereafter, indemnify and save BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates harmless from and against any and all damages, suits, claims, judgments, liabilities, losses, fees, costs or expenses of any kind, including legal fees, whatsoever arising out of or incidental to the Products pursuant to this Agreement.
8.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, BITMAIN and its Affiliates shall under no circumstances, be liable to the Purchaser for any consequential loss, or any indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or punitive damages, or any measure of damages based on diminution in value or based on any loss of goodwill, business, anticipated profits, revenue, contract, or business opportunity or similar concept arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, and the Purchaser hereby waives any claim it may at any time have against BITMAIN and its Affiliates in respect of any such damages. The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply whether in an action at law, including but not limited to contract, strict liability, negligence, willful misconduct or other tortious action, or an action in equity.
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8.3 BITMAIN and its Affiliates’ cumulative aggregate liability pursuant to this Agreement, whether arising from tort, breach of contract or any other cause of action shall be limited to and not exceed the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the payment actually received by BITMAIN from the Purchaser for the Products under this Agreement.
8.4 The Products are not designed, manufactured or intended for use in hazardous or critical environments or in activities requiring emergency or fail-safe operation, such as the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems or in any other applications or activities in which failure of the Products may pose the risk of environmental harm or physical injury or death to humans. In addition to the disclaimer of warranties set forth in Clause 6.3, BITMAIN further disclaims any express or implied warranty of fitness for any of the above described applications in this Clause 8.4, and any such use shall be at the Purchaser’s sole risk.
8.5 As far as permitted by laws, except for the warranty as set forth in Clause 6, BITMAIN provides no other warranty, explicit or implied, in any form, including but not limited to the warranty of the marketability, satisfaction of the quality, suitability for the specific purpose, not infringing third party’s right, etc. In addition, BITMAIN shall not be responsible for any direct, specific, incidental, accidental or indirect loss arising from the use of the Products, including but not limited to the loss of commercial profits.
8.6 BITMAIN shall not be liable for any loss caused by: (a) failure of the Purchaser to use the Products in accordance with the manual, specifications, operation descriptions or operation conditions provided by BITMAIN in writing; or (b) the non-operation of the Products during the replacement/maintenance period or caused by other reasons.
8.7 The above limitations and exclusions shall survive and apply: (a) notwithstanding failure of essential purpose of any exclusive or limited remedy; and (b) whether or not BITMAIN has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The Parties acknowledge the limitation of liability and the allocation of risks in this Clause 8 is an essential element of the basis of the bargain between the Parties under this Agreement and BITMAIN’s pricing reflects this allocation of risks and the abovementioned limitations of liability.
9. Distribution
9.1 This Agreement does not constitute a distributor agreement between BITMAIN and the Purchaser. Therefore, the Purchaser acknowledges that it is not an authorized distributor of BITMAIN.
9.2 The Purchaser shall in no event claim or imply to a third party that it is an authorized distributor of BITMAIN or BITMAIN (ANTMINER) or their respective Affiliates, or perform any act that will cause it to be construed as an authorized distributor of BITMAIN or BITMAIN (ANTMINER) or their respective Affiliates. As between the Purchaser and BITMAIN, the Purchaser shall be exclusively and fully responsible for complying with the Applicable Laws regarding repackaging the Products for the Purchaser’s redistribution needs, and shall be solely liable for any and all liabilities or costs directly incurred or incidental to such redistribution.
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10. Intellectual Property Rights
10.1 The Parties agree that the Intellectual Property Rights in any way contained in the Products, made, conceived or developed by BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates for the Products under this Agreement and/or, achieved, derived from, related to, connected with the provision of the Products by BITMAIN and/or acquired by BITMAIN from any other person in performance of this Agreement shall be the exclusive property of BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates.
10.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all Intellectual Property Rights in the Products shall remain the exclusive property of BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates and/or its licensors. Except for licenses explicitly identified in BITMAIN’s shipping confirmation or in this Clause 10.2, no rights or licenses are expressly granted, or implied, whether by estoppel or otherwise, in respect of any Intellectual Property Rights of BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates or any Intellectual Property residing in the Products provided by BITMAIN to the Purchaser, including in any documentation or any data furnished by BITMAIN. BITMAIN grants the Purchaser a non-exclusive, non-transferrable, royalty-free and irrevocable license of BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates’ Intellectual Property Rights to solely use the Products delivered by BITMAIN to the Purchaser for their ordinary function, and subject to the provisions set forth herein. The Purchaser shall in no event violate the Intellectual Property Rights of BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates and/or its licensors.
10.3 The Purchaser shall not illegally use or infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of the Products in any way. Otherwise, BITMAIN shall have the right to request the Purchaser to take immediate remedial measures and assume full responsibilities, including but not limited to ceasing the infringement immediately, eliminating the impact, and compensating BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates for all losses arising out of the infringement, etc.
10.4 The Purchaser shall not use any technical means to disassemble, mapping or analyze the Products of BITMAIN, and shall not reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive or obtain information about the function, manufacture or operation of the Products, to retrieve relevant technical information of the Products and use it for commercial purposes. Otherwise, the Purchaser shall be liable for losses caused to BITMAIN in accordance with Clause 10.3.
10.5 If applicable, payment by the Purchaser of non-recurring charges to BITMAIN for any special designs, or engineering or production materials required for BITMAIN’s performance of obligations for customized Products, shall not be construed as payment for the assignment from BITMAIN to the Purchaser of title to such special design, engineering or production materials. BITMAIN shall be the sole owner of such special designs, engineering or production materials with regard to such Products.
11. Confidentiality and Communications
11.1 All information concerning this Agreement and matters pertaining to or derived from the provision of Products pursuant to this Agreement between the Parties, whether in oral or written form, or in the form of drawings, computer programs or other, as well as all data derived therefrom (“Confidential Information”), shall be deemed to be confidential and, as such, may not be divulged to any unauthorized person. The Purchaser undertakes and agrees to take all reasonable and practicable steps to ensure and protect the confidentiality
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of the Confidential Information which cannot be passed, sold, traded, published or disclosed to any unauthorized person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, considering the Purchaser is a corporation listed on NASDAQ and subject to laws and rules relating to disclosure requirements, nothing in this section shall prevent the Purchaser from making any discretionary press release nor Securities Exchange Commission filings in any form it believes is required by applicable laws or rules.
12. Term of this Agreement
12.1 The Parties agree that, unless this Agreement specifies otherwise, no Party shall terminate this Agreement in advance.
12.2 This Agreement shall be effective upon execution by both Parties of this Agreement and shall remain effective up to and until the delivery of all Products.
13. Notices
13.1 All notices, requirements, requests, claims, and other communications in relation to this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be given or made by delivery in person, by an internationally recognized overnight courier service, by facsimile or registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) or electronic mail to the respective Parties at the addresses specified below or at such other address for a Party as may be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Clause 13.
13.2 The Purchaser undertakes that the documents, materials, vouchers, order information, payment account information, credential numbers, mobile phone numbers, transaction instructions and so on provided by the Purchaser shall be true, correct, complete and effective, and the information does not contain any statement that is false or misleading.
13.3 If there is any suspicious transaction, illegal transaction, risky transaction or other risky events of the Purchaser’s account registered on BITMAIN Website, the Purchaser agrees that BITMAIN shall have the right to disclose the Purchaser’s registration information, transaction information, identity information, logistics information upon the request of relevant judicial agencies, regulatory agencies or third-party payment institutions for investigation purpose. In addition, if necessary, the Purchaser shall provide further information upon BITMAIN’s request.
13.4 The following are the initial address of each Party:
If to the Purchaser:
Address: |
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Suite A – 638 Henderson, Nevada 89052 |
Attn: |
Zachary Bradford, CEO |
Phone: |
[REDACTED] |
Email: |
[REDACTED] |
If to BITMAIN:
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Address: |
1 Raffles Place, #36-01 One Raffles Place, Singapore 048616 |
Attn: |
Evan Hu |
Phone: |
[REDACTED] |
Email: |
[REDACTED] |
13.5 All such notices and other communications shall be deemed effective in the following situations:
14. Compliance with Laws and Regulations
14.1 The Purchaser undertakes that it will fully comply with all Applicable Laws in relation to export and import control and Sanctions and shall not take any action that would cause BITMAIN or any of its Affiliates to be in violation of any export and import control laws or Sanctions. The Purchaser shall also be fully and exclusively liable for and shall defend, fully indemnify and hold harmless BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, costs or proceedings brought or instituted against BITMAIN and/or its Affiliates arising out of or in connection with any breach by the Purchaser or the carrier of any Applicable Laws in relation to export and import control or Sanction.
14.2 The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Products in this Agreement are subject to the export control laws and regulations of all related countries, including but not limited to Export Administration Regulations of the United States (“EARs”). Without limiting the foregoing, the Purchaser shall not, without receiving the proper licenses or license exceptions from all related governmental authorities, including but not limited to the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, distribute, re-distribute, export, re-export, or transfer any Products subject to this Agreement either directly or indirectly, to any national of any country identified in Country Groups D:1 or E:1 as defined in the EARs. In addition, the Products under this Agreement may not be exported, re-exported, or transferred to (a) any person or entity for military purposes; (b) any person or entity listed on the “Entity List”, “Denied Persons List” or the SDN List as such lists are maintained by the U.S. Government, or (c) an end-user engaged in activities related to weapons of mass destruction. Such activities include but are not necessarily limited to activities related to: (x) the design, development, production, or use of nuclear materials, nuclear facilities, or nuclear weapons; (y) the design, development, production, or use of missiles or support of missiles projects; and (z) the design, development, production, or use of chemical or biological weapons. The Purchaser further agrees that it will not do any of the foregoing in violation of any restriction, law, or regulation of the European Union or an individual EU member state that imposes on an exporter a burden equivalent to or greater than that imposed by the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security.
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14.3 The Purchaser undertakes that it will not take any action under this Agreement or use the Products in a way that will be a breach of any anti-money laundering laws, any anti-corruption laws, and/or any counter-terrorist financing laws.
14.4 The Purchaser warrants that the Products have been purchased with funds that are from legitimate sources and such funds do not constitute proceeds of criminal conduct, or realizable property, or proceeds of terrorism financing or property of terrorist. If BITMAIN receives, including but not limited to investigation, evidence collection, restriction and other measures, from any competent organizations or institutions, the Purchaser shall immediately cooperate with BITMAIN and such competent organizations or institutions in the investigation process, and BITMAIN may request the Purchaser to provide necessary security if so required. If any competent organizations or institutions request BITMAIN to seize or freeze the Purchaser’s Products and funds (or take any other measures), BITMAIN shall be obliged to cooperate with such competent organizations or institutions, and shall not be deemed as breach of this Agreement. The Purchaser understands that if any Person resident in the Relevant Jurisdiction knows or suspects or has reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting that another Person is engaged in criminal conduct or is involved with terrorism or terrorist property and the information for that knowledge or suspicion came to their attention in the course of business in the regulated sector, or other trade, profession, business or employment, the Person will be required to report such knowledge or suspicion to the competent authorities. The Purchaser acknowledges that such a report shall not be treated as breach of confidence or violation of any restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any Applicable Law, contractually or otherwise.
15. Force Majeure
15.1 To the extent that the performance of any obligation of either Party under this Agreement (other than an obligation to make payment) is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of a Force Majeure Event and subject to the exercise of reasonable diligence by the other Party, the obligations of Parties to the extent they are affected by the Force Majeure Event (other than an obligation to make payment), shall be suspended for the duration of any inability so caused; provided that, the Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of such event: (i) notify the other Party of the nature, condition, date of inception and expected duration of such Force Majeure Event and the extent to which the claiming Party expects that the Force Majeure Event may delay, prevent or hinder such Party from performing its obligations under this Agreement; and (ii) use its best effort to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable and mitigate its effects.
15.2 Except in the case of an event of Force Majeure, neither party may terminate this Agreement prior to its expiry date.
15.3 The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and warrants that this Agreement shall not be terminated by the Purchaser for the reasons of the restrictions or prohibitions of the cryptocurrency mining activities by any Applicable Laws or Governmental Authority. This Clause 15.3 shall prevail over all other clauses herein.
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16. Entire Agreement and Amendment
16.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties hereto and can only be amended with the written consent of both Parties.
17. Assignment
17.1 BITMAIN may freely assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part to its Affiliates or to any third party. The Purchaser may not assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part without BITMAIN’s prior written consent.
17.2 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Party to this Agreement and its successors in title and permitted assigns.
18. Severability
18.1 To the extent possible, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part by a competent court or arbitral tribunal, the provision shall apply with whatever deletion or modification is necessary so that such provision is legal, valid and enforceable and gives effect to the commercial intention of the Parties. The remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.
19. Personal Data
19.1 Depending on the nature of the Purchaser’s interaction with BITMAIN, some examples of personal data which BITMAIN may collect from the Purchaser include the Purchaser’s name and identification information, contact information such as the Purchaser’s address, email address and telephone number, nationality, gender, date of birth, and financial information such as credit card numbers, debit card numbers and bank account information.
19.2 BITMAIN generally does not collect the Purchaser’s personal data unless (a) it is provided to BITMAIN voluntarily by the Purchaser directly or via a third party who has been duly authorized by the Purchaser to disclose the Purchaser’s personal data to BITMAIN (the Purchaser’s “authorized representative”) after (i) the Purchaser (or the Purchaser’s authorized representative) has been notified of the purposes for which the data is collected, and (ii) the Purchaser (or the Purchaser’s authorized representative) has provided written consent to the collection and usage of the Purchaser’s personal data for those purposes, or (b) collection and use of personal data without consent is permitted or required by related laws. BITMAIN shall seek the Purchaser’s consent before collecting any additional personal data and before using the Purchaser’s personal data for a purpose which has not been notified to the Purchaser (except where permitted or authorized by Applicable Laws).
20. Survival
20.1 All provisions of Clauses 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 19 shall survive the termination or completion of this Agreement.
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21. Conflict with the Terms and Conditions
21.1 In the event of any ambiguity or discrepancy between the provisions of this Agreement and the Terms and Conditions of BITMAIN from time to time, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail and the Parties shall comply with and give effect to this Agreement.
22. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
22.1 This Agreement shall be solely governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, the United States.
22.2 All disputes arising under this agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. The parties to this agreement will submit all disputes arising under this agreement to arbitration in Houston, Texas before a single arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The arbitrator shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of Delaware. No party to this agreement will challenge the jurisdiction or venue provisions as provided in this section. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the party from obtaining an injunction. The breaching Party shall bear the attorney and arbitration fees of the non-breaching Party. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY.
23. Waiver
23.1 Failure by either Party to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement, or to exercise any election of options provided herein shall not constitute a waiver of such provision or option, nor affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof, or the right of the waiving Party to thereafter enforce each and every such provision or option.
24. Counterparts and Electronic Signatures
24.1 This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement, and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. The facsimile, email or other electronically delivered signatures of the Parties shall be deemed to constitute original signatures, and facsimile or electronic copies hereof shall be deemed to constitute duplicate originals.
25. Further Assurance
25.1 Each Party undertakes to the other Party to execute or procure to be executed all such documents and to do or procure to be done all such other acts and things as may be reasonable and necessary to give all Parties the full benefit of this Agreement.
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Signed for and on behalf of BITMAIN
B ITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES DELAWARE LIMITED
Signature___/s/ Cheng Ran_____
Title ________Director______
Signed for and on behalf of the Purchaser
CleanSpark, Inc.
Signature_/s/ Zachary Bradford______
Title _ __Chief Executive Office____
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APPENDIX A
Type |
Details |
Product Name |
HASH Super Computing Server |
Model |
S21 XP Hyd. |
Rated Hashrate per Unit, T |
473 |
Rated Power per Unit, W |
5910 |
J/T |
12 |
Contracted Hashrate, T |
0 |
Quantity of the Products |
0 |
Description |
1. BITMAIN procures with commercially reasonable efforts that the error range of the J/T indicator does not exceed 10%. 2. The Rated Hashrate per Unit and Rated Power per Unit are for reference only and such indicator of each batch or unit of Products may differ. BITMAIN makes no representation on the Rated Hashrate per Unit and/or the Rated Power per Unit of any Products. 3. Purchaser shall not reject the Products on the grounds that the parameters of the delivered Products are not in consistence with the reference indicators. |
Type |
Details |
Product Name |
HASH Super Computing Server |
Model |
S21 XP |
Rated Hashrate per Unit, T |
270 |
Rated Power per Unit, W |
3650 |
J/T |
13.5 |
Contracted Hashrate, T |
0 |
Quantity of the Products |
0 |
Description |
1. BITMAIN procures with commercially reasonable efforts that the error range of the J/T indicator does not exceed 10%. |
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2. The Rated Hashrate per Unit and Rated Power per Unit are for reference only and such indicator of each batch or unit of Products may differ. BITMAIN makes no representation on the Rated Hashrate per Unit and/or the Rated Power per Unit of any Products. 3. Purchaser shall not reject the Products on the grounds that the parameters of the delivered Products are not in consistence with the reference indicators. |
Type |
Details |
Product Name |
HASH Super Computing Server |
Model |
S21 XP Imm. |
Rated Hashrate per Unit, T |
300 |
Rated Power per Unit, W |
4050 |
J/T |
13.5 |
Contracted Hashrate, T |
7,800,000 |
Quantity of the Products |
26,000 |
Description |
1. BITMAIN procures with commercially reasonable efforts that the error range of the J/T indicator does not exceed 10%. 2. The Rated Hashrate per Unit and Rated Power per Unit are for reference only and such indicator of each batch or unit of Products may differ. BITMAIN makes no representation on the Rated Hashrate per Unit and/or the Rated Power per Unit of any Products. 3. Purchaser shall not reject the Products on the grounds that the parameters of the delivered Products are not in consistence with the reference indicators. |
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Batch |
Model |
Shipping Period |
Reference Quantity |
Total Rated Hashrate (T) |
Purchase Unit Price (US$/T) |
Corresponding Total Purchase Price (US$) |
1 |
S21 XP Imm. |
2024-10 |
13,000 |
3,900,000 |
21.5 |
83,850,000 |
2 |
S21 XP Imm. |
2024-11 |
13,000 |
3,900,000 |
21.5 |
83,850,000 |
In Total |
26,000 |
7,800,000 |
/ |
167,700,000 |
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2.1 This paragraph 2 of Appendix A is only applicable if the Purchaser requests BITMAIN to send the Products pursuant to Clause 4.7 of this Agreement.
2.2 The cargo insurance coverage provided by BITMAIN is subject to the following limitations and exceptions:
(a) loss damage or expense attributable to willful misconduct of the Assured;
(b) ordinary leakage, ordinary loss in weight or volume, or ordinary wear and tear of the subject-matter insured;
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Company Name: Bitmain Technologies Limited
Company address: 11/F., Wheelock House, 20 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong
Account No.: 36807848057
Bank Code: 003
Bank name: Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Bank address: Payment Centre, 15/F, Standard Chartered Tower, 388 Kwun Tong
Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Swift Code: SCBLHKHHXXX
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APPENDIX B
Payment |
Payment Percentage |
Payment Date |
Down Payment |
20% |
20% of the Total Purchase Price of all batches of Products hereunder shall be paid by the Purchaser upon the execution of this Agreement. |
Interim Payment |
30% |
30% of the Total Purchase Price of each batch of Products shall be paid: (a) at least three (3) months prior to the first day of the Shipping Period of such batch of Products, or (b) within seven (7) days after the execution of this Agreement, if this Agreement is executed within three (3) months prior to the first day of the Shipping Period of such batch of Products |
Interim Payment |
30% |
30% of the Total Purchase Price of each batch of Products shall be paid: (a) one (1) month prior to the first day of the Shipping Period of such batch of Products, or (b) within seven (7) days after the execution of this Agreement, if this Agreement is executed within one (1) month prior to the first day of the Shipping Period of such batch of Products |
Balance Payment |
20% |
20% of the Total Purchase Price of each batch of Products shall be paid within six (6) month after the date specified in the Ready-to-Ship Notification for that batch of Products. |
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Appendix C
Payment |
Payment Percentage |
Payment Date |
Down Payment / Call Purchase Fee |
10% |
10% of the Call Purchase Price of Forward Deliverables shall be paid by the Purchaser within seven (7) days after the execution of this Agreement |
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Interim Payment |
10% |
10% of the purchase price of each batch of Forward Deliverables shall be paid within seven (7) days of the applicable Notice of Exercise issued under paragraph 1.4.i. of this Appendix C |
Interim Payment |
30% |
30% of the purchase price of each batch of Forward Deliverables shall be paid at least two (2) months prior to the first day of the Shipping Period of Call Purchase (as defined below) of such batch of Forward Deliverables |
Balance Payment |
50% |
50% of the purchase price of each batch of Forward Deliverables shall be paid at least one (1) month prior to the first day of the Shipping Period of Call Purchase of such batch of Forward Deliverables |
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as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Agreement”), between you and us. This document constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement, and the terms provided by this Confirmation shall be deemed to be accepted and agreed as if executed by the Borrower unless disputed by Borrower within two (2) calendar days following its receipt from Lender. The terms of the particular Loan to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
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