CASTLE ROCK, Colo., July 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) (“Riot,” “Riot Blockchain” or the “Firm”), an business chief in Bitcoin (“BTC”) mining and internet hosting is happy to announce that, to precise its appreciation for stockholder participation, Riot will make a charitable donation of $1.00 in Bitcoin to No Child Hungry on behalf of each distinctive stockholder that votes for issues pertaining to the Firm’s upcoming Annual Normal Assembly of stockholders (the “AGM”). As many as 13 million youngsters in america reside in meals insecure houses, that means their households don’t have sufficient meals for each member of the family to steer a wholesome life. No Child Hungry is a nationwide marketing campaign dedicated to ending youngster starvation in america by quite a lot of meals packages. A $50 present to No Child Hungry helps to supply as much as 500 meals for a kid scuffling with starvation. As a stockholder, not solely will your vote be used to find out vital enterprise choices, however it would additionally contribute to a terrific trigger.
| The proxy voting deadline is 11:59 p.m. ET on July 26, 2022.
We encourage you to vote effectively prematurely of the deadline. |
| Proposal | | | Board Suggestion | |||
| 1. | | | Election of Hubert Marleau to serve on the Board of Administrators. | | | “FOR” |
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| 2. | | | Ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP because the Firm’s unbiased registered public accounting agency. | | | “FOR” |
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| 3. | | | Approval, on an advisory foundation, of the compensation of the Named Govt Officers as disclosed within the Proxy Assertion. | | | “FOR” |
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| 4. | | | Approval to amend the Articles of Incorporation of Riot Blockchain, Inc. to extend the variety of shares of frequent inventory approved for issuance. | | | “FOR” |
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| 5. | | | Approval of the Third Modification to the Riot Blockchain, Inc. 2019 Fairness Incentive Plan to extend the variety of shares reserved for issuance. | | | “FOR” |
Riot Blockchain AGM
The AGM is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. (Japanese Time) on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, on-line at www.virtualstockholdermeeting.com/RIOT2022.
Extra info regarding the proposals might be discovered within the definitive proxy assertion dated June 17, 2022.
HOW TO VOTE
Please vote your shares, by way of the strategies as set out beneath, by following the directions included in your proxy card:
- Vote by Web:
- Vote by Telephone: 1-866-620-9211 or 1-800-690-6903
- Vote by Mail: c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Means, Edgewood, NY 11717.
Essential Data
This communication could also be deemed to be solicitation materials in reference to the proposals to be thought-about on the Firm’s upcoming AGM. In reference to the proposals, Riot filed a definitive proxy assertion on Schedule 14A with the U.S. Securities and Trade Fee (the “SEC”) on June 17, 2022. Stockholders are urged to learn the definitive proxy assertion and all different related paperwork filed with the SEC as a result of they comprise vital details about the proposals. An digital copy of the definitive proxy assertion is accessible on the Firm’s EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov.
Contributors within the Solicitation
Riot and its administrators and govt officers could also be deemed to be individuals within the solicitation of proxies from Riot Blockchain stockholders in respect of the proposals to be thought-about on the Firm’s upcoming AGM. Details about the administrators and govt officers of Riot Blockchain might be present in its Annual Report on Type 10-Okay for the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, as amended on Type 10-Okay/A, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2022 and Could 2, 2022 respectively, filings on Type 3, 4 and 5 filed with the SEC, and the Firm’s definitive proxy assertion for the upcoming AGM filed with the SEC on June 17, 2022.
About Riot Blockchain, Inc.
Riot Blockchain’s (NASDAQ: RIOT) imaginative and prescient is to be the world’s main Bitcoin-driven infrastructure platform.
Our mission is to positively affect the sectors, networks and communities that we contact. We imagine that the mixture of an progressive spirit and robust neighborhood partnership permits the Firm to attain best-in-class execution and create profitable outcomes.
Riot is a Bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure firm targeted on a vertically built-in technique. The Firm has Bitcoin mining knowledge middle operations in central Texas, Bitcoin mining operations in central Texas and upstate New York, and electrical switchgear engineering and fabrication operations in Denver, Colorado.
For extra info, go to www.RiotBlockchain.com.
Investor Relations
Phil McPherson
Riot Blockchain, Inc.
303-794-2000 ext. 110
IR@riotblockchain.com
Secure Harbor
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