Jason Les - Sep 27, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Riot Blockchain, Inc. (RIOT)

Signature
/s/ Alexander K. Travis, Attorney-in-Fact for Jason Les
Stock symbol
RIOT
Transactions as of
Sep 27, 2022
Transactions value $
-$145,131
Form type
4
Date filed
9/29/2022, 09:02 PM
Previous filing
Jul 18, 2022
Next filing
Jan 13, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction RIOT Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +46.7K +10.64% $0.00 485K Sep 27, 2022 See Footnote F1, F2
transaction RIOT Common Stock Tax liability -$145K -23.3K -4.81% $6.22 462K Sep 27, 2022 See Footnote F2, F3
transaction RIOT Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +378K +81.93% $0.00 840K Sep 27, 2022 Direct F4
transaction RIOT Common Stock Award $0 +2.97M +353.73% $0.00 3.81M Sep 27, 2022 Direct F5

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 -46.7K -100% $0.00* 0 Sep 27, 2022 Common Stock 46.7K $0.00 Direct F1
transaction RIOT Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -378K -100% $0.00* 0 Sep 27, 2022 Common Stock 378K $0.00 Direct F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The reported transactions represent settlement by the Issuer of the vested portion of the restricted stock unit awards ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person as compensation under the Issuer's equity plan. Each vested RSU represents the contingent right to receive, upon settlement by the Issuer, one share of the Issuer's Common Stock, subject to any net settlement permitted by the equity plan and approved by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Committee").
F2 Shares held of record in trust by Jason M. Les, Trustee of The Jason M. Les Trust, dated March 8, 2021.
F3 Represents shares withheld by the Issuer in net settlement in connection with the settlement of vested RSUs, as permitted under the Issuer's equity plan and approved by the Committee.
F4 Represents the conversion, as authorized by the Committee, of all outstanding performance-based RSUs granted to the Reporting Person under the performance-incentive plan established by the Committee under the equity plan into awards of restricted shares of the Issuer's Common Stock ("RSAs"). The reported number of shares represents the total maximum target award allocated to the Reporting Person under the performance plan, which are eligible to vest, if at all, based on the Issuer's achievement, during the performance period ending December 31, 2023, of performance objectives established under the performance plan. Pursuant to the applicable RSA award agreement with the Issuer, these shares are subject to forfeiture until vested, and any shares remaining unvested as of the end of the performance period will be automatically forfeited without consideration.
F5 Represents the RSA award granted to the Reporting Person, as compensation for serving as the Issuer's Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to an RSA award agreement with the Issuer. These shares are eligible to vest, if at all, in two equal annual tranches as of June 1, 2023, and June 1, 2024, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer through the applicable vesting dates.