Form 4 for RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.
Accepted 2021-12-07 00:00:00 ET · period of report 2021-12-03 · accession 0001079973-21-001215 · SEC index · Original document
Summary rows
Aggregated the way they appear in lists: one row per insider, transaction code and security table.
| X | Filed | Traded | Ticker | Insider | Title | Type | Price | Qty | Owned | ΔOwn | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMI | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-07 | RIOT | Les Jason | CEO, Dir | F - Tax | $28.64 | -31.2K | 259.8K | -11% | -$895.0K |
| DMI | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-07 | RIOT | Les Jason | CEO, Dir | M - OptEx | $0.00 | +62.5K | 284.8K | +28% | $0 |
| DI | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-06 | RIOT | Les Jason | CEO, Dir | G - Gift | $0.00 | -3,000 | 234.8K | -1% | $0 |
| D | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-03 | RIOT | Les Jason | CEO, Dir | A - Grant | $0.00 | +8,333 | 357.4K | +2% | $0 |
| DM | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-07 | RIOT | Les Jason | CEO, Dir | M - OptEx | $0.00 | -62.5K | 294.9K | -17% | $0 |
Purchase Sale Sale after option exercise All abbreviations
Every reported transaction
| # | Table | Security | Date | Code | A/D | Shares | Price | Owned after | Own | Exercise / expiry | Underlying | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-07 | F | D | 6,250 | $28.64 | 266,027 | I See footnote | — | — | (F5) Represents net settlement in connection with the conversion of 50,000 vested PSUs and 12,500 vested RSUs, as permitted under the Plan and approved by the Committee. (F2) Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. (F3) Shares held of record in trust by Jason M. Les, Trustee of The Jason M. Les Trust, dated March 8, 2021. |
| 2 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-07 | M | A | 12,500 | $0.00 | 272,277 | I See footntoe | — | — | (F4) Pursuant to the Riot Blockchain, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, (the "Plan") each time-based restricted stock unit ("RSU") and performance-based restricted stock unit ("PSUs") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, no par value per share, ("Common Stock") subject to any net settlement permitted under the Plan and approved by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Committee"), following vesting and settlement by the Issuer. (F2) Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. (F3) Shares held of record in trust by Jason M. Les, Trustee of The Jason M. Les Trust, dated March 8, 2021. |
| 3 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-07 | M | A | 50,000 | $0.00 | 284,777 | I See footnote | — | — | (F4) Pursuant to the Riot Blockchain, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, (the "Plan") each time-based restricted stock unit ("RSU") and performance-based restricted stock unit ("PSUs") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, no par value per share, ("Common Stock") subject to any net settlement permitted under the Plan and approved by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Committee"), following vesting and settlement by the Issuer. (F2) Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. (F3) Shares held of record in trust by Jason M. Les, Trustee of The Jason M. Les Trust, dated March 8, 2021. |
| 4 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-06 | G | D | 3,000 | $0.00 | 234,777 | I See footnote | — | — | (F1) The reported disposition represents a bona fide gift made by the Reporting Person to a charitable organization. (F2) Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. (F3) Shares held of record in trust by Jason M. Les, Trustee of The Jason M. Les Trust, dated March 8, 2021. |
| 5 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-07 | F | D | 25,000 | $28.64 | 259,777 | I See footnote | — | — | (F5) Represents net settlement in connection with the conversion of 50,000 vested PSUs and 12,500 vested RSUs, as permitted under the Plan and approved by the Committee. (F2) Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. (F3) Shares held of record in trust by Jason M. Les, Trustee of The Jason M. Les Trust, dated March 8, 2021. |
| 6 | Derivative | Restricted Stock Units | 2021-12-03 | A | A | 8,333 | $0.00 | 357,367 | D | $0.00 · — to — | 8,333 Common Stock | (F4) Pursuant to the Riot Blockchain, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, (the "Plan") each time-based restricted stock unit ("RSU") and performance-based restricted stock unit ("PSUs") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, no par value per share, ("Common Stock") subject to any net settlement permitted under the Plan and approved by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Committee"), following vesting and settlement by the Issuer. (F2) Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. (F6) On December 3, 2021, the Committee determined that, as of the end of the third fiscal quarter of 2021, the performance criteria for 8,333 PSUs had been achieved and, therefore, 8,333 PSUs became vested and eligible to be settled by the Issuer in accordance with the Plan. The PSUs were issued to the Reporting Person under the Plan pursuant to the Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2021, between the Issuer and the Reporting Person (the "Award Agreement"), as approved by the Committee. |
| 7 | Derivative | Restricted Stock Units | 2021-12-07 | M | D | 50,000 | $0.00 | 307,367 | D | $0.00 · — to — | 50,000 Common Stock | (F4) Pursuant to the Riot Blockchain, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, (the "Plan") each time-based restricted stock unit ("RSU") and performance-based restricted stock unit ("PSUs") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, no par value per share, ("Common Stock") subject to any net settlement permitted under the Plan and approved by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Committee"), following vesting and settlement by the Issuer. (F2) Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. (F7) The conversion of 50,000 PSUs reported in Table II represents the settling by the Issuer of the vested portion of the PSUs granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Award Agreement, which vested upon the Committee's determination that performance criteria corresponding to 50,000 of the PSUs granted to the Reporting Person had been achieved. |
| 8 | Derivative | Restricted Stock Units | 2021-12-07 | M | D | 12,500 | $0.00 | 294,867 | D | $0.00 · — to — | 12,500 Common Stock | (F4) Pursuant to the Riot Blockchain, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, (the "Plan") each time-based restricted stock unit ("RSU") and performance-based restricted stock unit ("PSUs") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, no par value per share, ("Common Stock") subject to any net settlement permitted under the Plan and approved by the Issuer's Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Committee"), following vesting and settlement by the Issuer. (F2) Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. (F8) The conversion of 12,500 RSUs reported in Table II represents the settling of the vested portion of the 25,000 RSUs awarded to the Reporting Person by the Issuer on February 8, 2021, pursuant to the terms of the executive employment agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person, dated effective as of the grant date, which are eligible to vest in four equal quarterly installments following the grant date. |