Form 4 for RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.
Accepted 2021-12-07 00:00:00 ET · period of report 2021-12-03 · accession 0001079973-21-001217 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-06+ | RIOT | MCGONEGAL JEFFREY | CFO | M - OptEx | $0.7436 | +66.0K | 343.2K | +24% | +$49.1K |
| DM | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-06 | RIOT | MCGONEGAL JEFFREY | CFO | F - Tax | $28.64 | -23.9K | 331.2K | -7% | -$683.2K |
| D | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-06 | RIOT | MCGONEGAL JEFFREY | CFO | S - Sale+OE | $28.00 | -50.0K | 291.5K | -15% | -$1.40M |
| D | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-03 | RIOT | MCGONEGAL JEFFREY | CFO | A - Grant | $0.00 | +7,333 | 59.0K | +14% | $0 |
| DM | 2021-12-07 | 2021-12-06 | RIOT | MCGONEGAL JEFFREY | CFO | M - OptEx | $0.00 | -66.0K | 5,000 | -93% | $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 | 2021-12-06 | M | A | 44,000 | $0.00 | 343,367 | D | — | — | (F1) 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. |
| 2 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-06 | F | D | 18,040 | $28.64 | 325,327 | D | — | — | (F3) Represents net settlement in connection with the conversion of 44,000 vested PSUs and 10,000 vested RSUs into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, 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. |
| 3 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-06 | M | A | 10,000 | $0.00 | 335,327 | D | — | — | (F1) 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. |
| 4 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-06 | S | D | 50,000 | $28.00 | 291,513 | D | — | — | (F2) Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. |
| 5 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-07 | M | A | 12,000 | $4.09 | 343,227 | D | — | — | (F2) Represents the total direct and indirect ownership of the indicated security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the reported transaction. |
| 6 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-06 | F | D | 1,714 | $28.64 | 341,513 | D | — | — | (F4) Represents shares of Common Stock withheld as payment of the exercise price due in connection with the exercise of 12,000 vested Employee Stock Options awarded to the Reporting Person by the Committee, as permitted by 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. |
| 7 | Common | Common Stock | 2021-12-06 | F | D | 4,100 | $28.64 | 331,227 | D | — | — | (F3) Represents net settlement in connection with the conversion of 44,000 vested PSUs and 10,000 vested RSUs into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, 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. |
| 8 | Derivative | Restricted Stock Units | 2021-12-03 | A | A | 7,333 | $0.00 | 59,000 | D | $0.00 · — to — | 7,333 Common Stock | (F1) 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. (F5) On August 12, 2021, the Issuer and the Reporting Person entered into a Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, (the "Award Agreement") pursuant to which the Issuer granted the Reporting Person PSUs, contingent upon the Issuer's achievement of certain performance criteria during the performance period ending on December 31, 2023. On December 3, 2021, the Committee determined that, as of the end of the third fiscal quarter of 2021, the performance criteria for 7,333 PSUs granted to the Reporting Person under the Award Agreement had been achieved. Accordingly, the 7,333 PSUs reported on this form became vested and eligible to be settled by the Issuer as restricted stock units in accordance with the Plan and the Award Agreement. |
| 9 | Derivative | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 2021-12-06 | M | D | 12,000 | $0.00 | 0 | D | $4.09 · — to — | 12,000 Common Stock | (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 Employee Stock Options reported in Table II represents the exercise by the Reporting Person of all 12,000 Employee Stock Options granted to the Reporting Person by the Committee. The Employee Stock Options were originally granted under the Issuer's legacy 2017 equity plan, but are being settled under the Plan, which replaced the 2017 equity plan as of its adoption in 2019. |
| 10 | Derivative | Restricted Stock Units | 2021-12-06 | M | D | 44,000 | $0.00 | 15,000 | D | $0.00 · — to — | 44,000 Common Stock | (F1) 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) The conversion of 44,000 PSUs reported in Table II represents the settling by the Issuer of the vested portion of the PSUs granted to the Reporting Person on August 12, 2021 pursuant to the Award Agreement, which vested upon the Committee's determination that performance criteria corresponding to 44,000 PSUs had been achieved. |
| 11 | Derivative | Restricted Stock Units | 2021-12-06 | M | D | 10,000 | $0.00 | 5,000 | D | $0.00 · — to — | 10,000 Common Stock | (F1) 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 10,000 RSUs reported in Table II represents the settling of the vested portion of the 20,000 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. |