Riot Platforms, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2021

Dec 7, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Riot Blockchain, Inc. (RIOT)
CIK: 0001167419
Period of Report: 2021-12-03

Reporting Person: Theriot Lyle Joseph (See Remarks)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2021-12-03	Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	A	6000	Acquired		Common Stock (6000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Pursuant to the Riot Blockchain, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, (the "Plan") each 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: 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 6,000 PSUs granted to the Reporting Person under the Award Agreement had been achieved. Accordingly, the issuance of 6,000 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.

F3: Represents the total direct and indirect beneficial ownership of the security held by the Reporting Person immediately following the issuance reported by this Form 4.