Chad Everett Harris - Oct 13, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for Riot Blockchain, Inc. (RIOT)

Role
Officer
Signature
/s/ Chad Harris
Stock symbol
RIOT
Transactions as of
Oct 13, 2021
Transactions value $
-$264,923
Form type
4
Date filed
10/14/2021, 07:09 PM
Previous filing
Aug 16, 2021
Next filing
Dec 7, 2021

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction RIOT Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +35K $0.00 35K Oct 13, 2021 Direct F1, F2
transaction RIOT Common Stock Tax liability -$265K -10.5K -30% $25.25 24.5K Oct 13, 2021 Direct F2, F3

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction RIOT Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -35K -87.55% $0.00 4.98K Oct 13, 2021 Common Stock 35K $0.00 Direct F2, F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Vested restricted stock units ("RSU") and vested performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") awarded to the Reporting Person 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 for taxes permitted under the Plan, upon settlement by the Issuer in accordance with the procedures of the Plan.
F2 Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction.
F3 Represents shares of Common Stock withheld for taxes in connection with the settlement by the Issuer following vesting of 4,974 RSUs and 30,000 PSUs previously granted to the Reporting Person under the Plan.
F4 The conversion of 4,974 vested RSUs reported in Table II relates to the settlement by the Issuer of the vested portion of the 9,949 RSUs granted to the Reporting Person on May 12, 2021, which are eligible to vest in four quarterly installments after the grant date. The conversion of the 30,000 vested PSUs reported in Table II relates to the settlement by the Issuer of vested PSUs awarded to the Reporting Person on August 12, 2021, which vested upon the Issuer's attainment of the specified performance objectives corresponding to 30,000 PRSUs under the Plan.

Remarks:

The Reporting Person is the Chief Executive Officer of Whinstone US, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Riot Blockchain, Inc.