CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Les Jason covered exercise/tax liability with 32,498 shares and was granted 1,130,652 shares, increasing direct ownership by 18% to 7,354,854 units (SEC Form 4)
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Finance: Consumer Services
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Riot Platforms, Inc. [ RIOT ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 07/01/2024 | F | 32,498(1) | D | $9.95 | 6,224,202 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 07/01/2024 | A | 376,884(2) | A | $0 | 6,601,086 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 07/01/2024 | A | 753,768(3) | A | $0 | 7,354,854 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 1,069,911 | I | See Footnote(4) | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Shares surrendered to the Issuer, in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, to cover tax liabilities incident to the vesting of 61,606 restricted shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, no par value per share, previously issued to the Reporting Person as service-based restricted stock awards ("RSAs") granted under the Issuer's 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as previously reported on Form 4 by the Reporting Person. |
| 2. Represents the award of RSAs granted to the Reporting Person, as authorized by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee of its Board of Directors (the "Committee") under the Long-Term Incentive Program established, as of July 13, 2023, (the "LTIP"), pursuant to an LTIP award agreement with the Issuer. These shares are eligible to vest, if at all, in three approximately equal annual tranches as of July 1, 2025, July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer through the applicable vesting dates. Any unvested portion of the RSAs shall be automatically forfeited and returned to the Issuer, without consideration therefore. |
| 3. Represents the maximum achievable award of performance-based restricted shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, no par value per share, ("PRSAs") of up to a maximum of 200% of the target amount, which is 376,884 shares, during the three-year performance period from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026 (the "Performance Period"), granted to the Reporting Person, as authorized by the Committee under the LTIP, pursuant to an LTIP award agreement with the Issuer. These PRSAs are eligible to vest, if at all, based upon certification by the Committee of the Company's achievement, as of the end of the Performance Period, of certain performance objectives, and subject to the Reporting Persons continued service with the Issuer through July 1, 2027. Any unvested portion of the PRSAs shall be automatically forfeited and returned to the Issuer, without consideration therefore. |
| 4. Shares held of record in trust by Jason M. Les, Trustee of The Jason M. Les Trust, dated March 8, 2021. |
| /s/ Alexander K. Travis, Attorney-in-Fact for Jason Les | 07/03/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * 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). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| 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 Number. | ||