“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, occurrence, state of facts, condition, circumstance, development or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with such other changes, events, occurrences, state of facts, conditions, circumstances, developments or effects, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company; provided, however, that none of the following, and no change, event, occurrence, state of facts,   -62-


condition, circumstance, development or effect arising out of, or resulting from, any of the following, shall be deemed to constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes in the economy, credit or financial markets or political, regulatory or business conditions in the United States or any other countries in which the Company has any material operations; (ii) changes that are the result of factors generally affecting the industries, markets or geographical areas in which the Company conducts its businesses; (iii) changes in GAAP or in any Law unrelated to this Agreement or the Merger and of general applicability, including the repeal thereof, or in the interpretation or enforcement thereof, after the date hereof; (iv) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any period ending on or after the date hereof and prior to the Closing; provided that the exception in this clause (iv) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change, event, occurrence, state of facts, condition, circumstance, development or effect (not otherwise excluded under this definition) underlying such failure has resulted in, or contributed to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, or contribute to, a Company Material Adverse Effect; (v) acts of war (whether or not declared), civil disobedience, hostilities, sabotage, cyberattacks (provided that the Company has not breached any representation or warranty in Section 5.15(d) or Section 5.15(e)), terrorism, military actions or the escalation of any of the foregoing, any hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake or other catastrophic weather or natural disaster, or any epidemic, pandemic or outbreak of illness (including the COVID-19 (or SARS-CoV-2) virus) or other public health event or any other force majeure event, whether or not caused by any Person (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives), or any national or international calamity or crisis; (vi) any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Company that are expressly required to be taken by this Agreement or any actions taken or omitted to be taken with Parent’s prior written consent or at Parent’s written request (except for any obligation to operate in the ordinary course or similar obligation); provided, however, that the exceptions in this clause (vi) shall not apply with respect to references to Company Material Adverse Effect in the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.4 (and in Section 8.2(a) and Section 9.4(b) to the extent related to such portions of such representation); (vii) any changes, events, occurrences, state of facts, conditions, circumstances, developments or effects that were caused by the negotiation of, entry into or announcement, pendency or performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Litigation, including any changes in the relationship of the Company, contractual or otherwise, with customers, employees, unions, suppliers, distributors, financing sources, partners or similar relationships; provided, however, that the exceptions in this clause (vii) shall not apply with respect to references to Company Material Adverse Effect in the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.4 (and in Section 8.2(a) and Section 9.4(b) to the extent related to such portions of such representation); (viii) a decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of the Shares on NASDAQ; provided that the exception in this clause (viii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change, event, occurrence, state of facts, condition, circumstance, development or effect (not otherwise excluded under this definition) underlying such decline or change has resulted in, or contributed to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, or contribute to, a Company Material Adverse Effect; or (ix) the results of, or any data derived from or any delay in (including any delays in identifying, recruiting, training or enrolling suitable patients or clinical investigators), any pre-clinical or clinical testing being conducted for Acoramidis or any competitive products or Product Candidates of any other Person; provided, further, that, with respect to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (v), such change, event, occurrence, state of facts, condition, circumstance, development or effect shall be taken into account in determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred to the extent it disproportionately adversely affects the Company compared to other companies of similar size in the industry in which the Company primarily operates.  (Pages 67-68)

Question: W/N/A/F subject to "disproportionate impact"-Answer
Subquestion: War or terrorism
Answer: War or terrorism, Natural disaster, force majeure