Jason Les - Jun 1, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Riot Platforms, Inc. (RIOT)

Signature
/s/ Alexander K. Travis, Attorney-in-Fact for Jason Les
Stock symbol
RIOT
Transactions as of
Jun 1, 2023
Transactions value $
-$10,105,902
Form type
4
Date filed
6/5/2023, 09:31 PM
Previous filing
May 30, 2023
Next filing
Jul 12, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction RIOT Common Stock Sale -$582K -50K -12.29% $11.63 357K Jun 1, 2023 See Footnote F1, F2
transaction RIOT Common Stock Gift $0 -5K -1.4% $0.00 352K Jun 1, 2023 See Footnote F2, F3
transaction RIOT Common Stock Tax liability -$9.52M -767K -23.02% $12.41 2.57M Jun 1, 2023 Direct F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The shares were sold on the indicated date in a series of multiple transactions at prices ranging from $11.6159 to $11.6822, inclusive, per share. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected.
F2 Shares held of record in trust by Jason M. Les, Trustee of The Jason M. Les Trust, dated March 8, 2021.
F3 The reported disposition represents a bona fide gift made by the Reporting Person.
F4 Shares surrendered to the Issuer, in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, to cover tax liabilities incident to the vesting of 1,485,884 restricted shares of the Issuer's Common Stock previously issued to the Reporting Person as restricted stock awards granted under the Issuer's equity incentive plan (the "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.