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Form 4 Riot Blockchain, Inc. For: Dec 03 Filed by: Theriot Lyle Joseph

December 7, 2021 9:16 PM EST
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Theriot Lyle Joseph
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O RIOT BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
202 6TH STREET, SUITE 401
(Street)
CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Riot Blockchain, Inc. [ RIOT ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
See Remarks
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/03/2021
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 (1) 12/03/2021   A   6,000     (2)   (2) Common Stock 6,000 $ 0 (2) 10,975 (3) D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Remarks:
The Reporting Person is the Chief Operating Officer of Whinstone US, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Riot Blockchain, Inc.
/s/ Lyle Theriot 12/07/2021
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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