Ryan D. Werner - Jan 3, 2024 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 3, 2024
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 1/5/2024, 06:29 PM
Previous filing: Jul 17, 2023
Next filing: Feb 26, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	RIOT	Common Stock	Award	$0	+300K	+88.58%	$0.00	639K	Jan 3, 2024	Direct	F1, F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents the award of performance-based restricted shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, no par value per share, ("Common Stock") awarded to the Reporting Person, under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Program (the "LTIP") established, as of July 13, 2023, by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee of its Board of Directors (the "Committee") under the Issuer's 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, (the "Equity Plan") for the period ending July 31, 2026 (the "Award Term"), pursuant to an equity award agreement between the Issuer and Reporting Person (the "Award Agreement").
F2	The number of restricted shares of Common Stock reported represents the maximum achievable award under the LTIP (200% of the target award). As set forth in the Award Agreement, the final number of shares of Common Stock to vest will be determined based on the Issuer's achievement, as of the end of the Award Term, of certain performance objectives established for it by the Committee under the LTIP, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer through vesting. Pursuant to the Award Agreement, the shares are subject to certain restrictions, including on transfer, and are at risk of forfeiture until vested.

Content

Represents the award of performance-based restricted shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, no par value per share, ("Common Stock") awarded to the Reporting Person, under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Program (the "LTIP") established, as of July 13, 2023, by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee of its Board of Directors (the "Committee") under the Issuer's 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, (the "Equity Plan") for the period ending July 31, 2026 (the "Award Term"), pursuant to an equity award agreement between the Issuer and Reporting Person (the "Award Agreement").

The number of restricted shares of Common Stock reported represents the maximum achievable award under the LTIP (200% of the target award). As set forth in the Award Agreement, the final number of shares of Common Stock to vest will be determined based on the Issuer's achievement, as of the end of the Award Term, of certain performance objectives established for it by the Committee under the LTIP, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer through vesting. Pursuant to the Award Agreement, the shares are subject to certain restrictions, including on transfer, and are at risk of forfeiture until vested.