Ryan D. Werner - Jan 11, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Riot Platforms, Inc. (RIOT)

Role: SVP, CAO
Signature: /s/ Alexander K. Travis, Attorney-in-Fact for Ryan D. Werner
Stock symbol: RIOT
Transactions as of: Jan 11, 2023
Transactions value $: -$30,384
Form type: 4
Date filed: 1/13/2023, 05:42 PM
Previous filing: Sep 29, 2022
Next filing: Jun 2, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	RIOT	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$30.4K	-7.2K	-2.1%	$4.22	336K	Jan 11, 2023	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares surrendered to the Issuer, in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, to cover tax liabilities incident to the vesting of 16,000 performance-based restricted shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, previously issued to the Reporting Person as restricted stock awards, which are eligible to vest, if at all, based on the Issuer's achievement of performance objectives established under the performance plan, as previously reported on Form 4 by the Reporting Person. Pursuant to the equity award agreements between the Issuer and the Reporting Person covering such awards, vested shares may be surrendered to the Issuer by the Reporting Person to cover applicable taxes incurred in connection with the vesting of such shares, as authorized and approved by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee, which administers the Plan.

Content

Shares surrendered to the Issuer, in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, to cover tax liabilities incident to the vesting of 16,000 performance-based restricted shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, previously issued to the Reporting Person as restricted stock awards, which are eligible to vest, if at all, based on the Issuer's achievement of performance objectives established under the performance plan, as previously reported on Form 4 by the Reporting Person. Pursuant to the equity award agreements between the Issuer and the Reporting Person covering such awards, vested shares may be surrendered to the Issuer by the Reporting Person to cover applicable taxes incurred in connection with the vesting of such shares, as authorized and approved by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee, which administers the Plan.