Note 17. Subsequent Events

Performance RSU Plan:

On August 12, 2021, a new performance-based restricted stock unit performance plan (the “Performance RSU Plan”) for all executive officers and eligible employees of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries was approved. In connection with the Performance RSU Plan, a form of performance-based restricted stock unit award agreement was approved (the “Performance RSU Award Agreement”) under the 2019 Riot Blockchain, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2019 Equity Plan”), which are eligible to vest during the performance period ending December 31, 2023 (the “Performance Period”) based upon the Company achieving certain performance goals, as further described below.

The Performance RSU Award Agreement provides for the grant of Performance RSU Awards, which generally vest upon the successful completion of specified milestones for each 100 megawatts (“MW”) of added infrastructure capacity, as defined in the program, up to a total capacity of 1,500 MW (as described in the Performance RSU Award Agreement) (the “Infrastructure Development Target”). The Performance RSU Award Agreement also provides for the grant of Performance RSU Awards which generally vest if the Company achieves specified thresholds of Adjusted EBITDA (as described in the Performance RSU Award Agreement) (“Adjusted EBITDA”). The vesting and issuance of shares of common stock to the award participant only occurs if the Corporation achieves specified thresholds of the Infrastructure Development Target and Adjusted EBITDA during the Performance Period.

The exact number of shares issuable pursuant to the Performance RSU Award Agreement depends on level of the Company’s performance against the Infrastructure Development Target and Adjusted EBITDA target, as determined by the Compensation Committee during the Performance Period, and in general can range from 0% to 100% of the target number of Performance RSU Awards, depending on the level of achievement of the Infrastructure Development Target and Adjusted EBITDA targets. If the Infrastructure Development Target or Adjusted EBITDA targets have not been met by the end of the Performance Period, any unvested Performance RSU Awards are forfeited. The foregoing description is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by the information contained in a Form 8-K, filed August 16, 2021.

As of August 12, 2021, a total of 319,026 Performance RSU Awards for officers and employees were determined by the Compensation Committee to have thereupon vested for the successful completion of specified milestones to that point.

Common Stock:

Subsequent to June 30, 2021, for 2021 future services the Company awarded 15,880 restricted common stock units vesting over a one-year period to certain newly hired employees of the Company issued pursuant to the 2019 Equity Plan, as amended.

Kashwise Demand:

In August 2021, an order granting the Company’s motion for summary judgment on all claims in the Kashwise Suit, and a Final Judgment was entered in favor of the Company. See Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies”.