Megan M. Brooks - May 17, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Riot Blockchain, Inc. (RIOT)

Role
Officer
Signature
/s/ Megan M. Brooks
Stock symbol
RIOT
Transactions as of
May 17, 2022
Transactions value $
-$54,825
Form type
4
Date filed
5/19/2022, 05:30 PM
Previous filing
Apr 22, 2022
Next filing
Jun 16, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction RIOT Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +25K +21.61% $0.00 141K May 17, 2022 Direct F1, F2
transaction RIOT Common Stock Tax liability -$54.8K -7.5K -5.33% $7.31 133K May 17, 2022 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 -25K -32.05% $0.00 53K May 17, 2022 Common Stock 25K $0.00 Direct F1, 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 ("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.
F2 Represents the total direct and indirect beneficial ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction.
F3 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").
F4 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.