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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) |
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) |
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) |
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Restricted Stock Units | $ 0 (1) | 05/17/2022 | M | 25,000 | (4) | (4) | Common Stock | 25,000 | $ 0 | 53,000 (2) | D |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
Brooks Megan M. C/O RIOT BLOCKCHAIN, INC. 3855 AMBROSIA STREET, STE 301 CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109 |
[See Remarks] |
/s/ Megan M. Brooks | 05/19/2022 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) | Vested Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") awarded to the Reporting Person as compensation under the Riot Blockchain, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, (the "Plan") are convertible into shares of the Issuer's common stock, no par value per share, ("Common Stock") on a one-for-one basis, subject to any net settlement permitted under the Plan, upon settlement by the Issuer in accordance with the procedures of the Plan. |
(2) | Represents the total direct and indirect beneficial ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. |
(3) | Represents net settlement for taxes due in connection with the conversion of 25,000 vested RSUs into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock upon settlement by the Issuer, as permitted by the Plan and approved by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Committee"). |
(4) | Represents the settlement by the Issuer of the vested portions of the RSUs granted to the Reporting Person on May 7, 2022, as reported on this Form 4. |
Remarks: Effective as of April 7, 2022, the Reporting Person resigned as the Issuer's Chief Operating Officer and from all other positions with the Issuer pursuant to the Separation Agreement; however, as part of the Separation Agreement, derivative securities granted to the Reporting Person under the Plan are eligible to continue vesting through the termination of the Transition Period specified in the Separation Agreement, which ends on July 7, 2022. |