Stephen Howell - Jul 1, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Riot Platforms, Inc. (RIOT)

Role: COO
Signature: /s/ Tanya McGill, Attorney-in-Fact for Stephen Howell
Stock symbol: RIOT
Transactions as of: Jul 1, 2025
Transactions value $: -$229,288
Form type: 4
Date filed: 7/3/2025, 04:30 PM
Previous filing: Jul 3, 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Howell Stephen Mitchell Jr.	COO	CASTLE ROCK	/s/ Tanya McGill, Attorney-in-Fact for Stephen Howell	2025-07-03	0002025334

This filing has been restated, see here for the amended filing

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	RIOT	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$229K	-20.3K	-2.47%	$11.27	803K	Jul 1, 2025	Direct	F1
transaction	RIOT	Common Stock	Award	$0	+222K	+27.63%	$0.00	1.02M	Jul 1, 2025	Direct	F2
transaction	RIOT	Common Stock	Award	$0	+444K	+43.3%	$0.00	1.47M	Jul 1, 2025	Direct	F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents shares withheld by the Issuer to cover tax withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted shares of the Issuer's common stock.
F2	Represents the award of service-based restricted shares under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Program ("LTIP"). These shares are eligible to vest, if at all, in three approximately equal tranches as of January 1, 2026, January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2028, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer through each applicable vesting date.
F3	Represents an award of performance-based restricted shares under the LTIP at the maximum achievable amount of up to 200% of the award target amount of 221,827 shares. Such shares are eligible to vest, if at all, at the end of the three-year performance period from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, upon certification by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee, and subject to the Reporting Persons continued service with the Issuer through January 1, 2028.