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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) | 07/19/2022 | M | 2,488 | (4) | (4) | Common Stock | 2,488 | $ 0 (1) | 26,000 (2) | D | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | $ 0 (1) | 07/19/2022 | M | 26,000 | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | 26,000 | $ 0 (1) | 0 (2) | D |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
Harris Chad Everett C/O RIOT BLOCKCHAIN, INC. 3855 AMBROSIA STREET, SUITE 301 CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109 |
EVP, CCO |
/s/ Chad Harris | 07/21/2022 | |
**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) | Pursuant to the Riot Blockchain Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Equity Plan") each service-based restricted stock unit ("RSUs") and each performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs) represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, no par value per share, ("Common Stock") following vesting and settlement by the Issuer. Under the Equity Plan, the Issuer may elect to satisfy any tax withholding obligations due in connection with the conversion of vested RSUs and PSUs via net settlement of the vested award by withholding shares of Common Stock to cover the tax due, as permitted under the Equity Plan and approved by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Committee"). |
(2) | Represents the total direct and indirect 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 reported on the foregoing line of this report. |
(4) | The conversion of 2,488 vested RSUs reported in Table II relates to the settlement by the Issuer of the remaining unsettled portion of the 9,949 RSUs granted to the Reporting Person on May 26, 2021, which vested in four quarterly installments after the grant date. |
(5) | The conversion of 26,000 PSUs reported in Table II represents the settling by the Issuer of the vested portion of the PSUs granted to the Reporting Person August 12, 2021 pursuant to the Reporting Person's Award Agreement, which vested upon the Committee's determination that performance criteria corresponding to the PSUs granted to the Reporting Person had been achieved. |
Remarks: The Reporting Person is an Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of the Issuer and is the Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary, Whinstone US, Inc. |