Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 11, 2021

CIPHER MINING INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39625

85-1614529

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

222 Purchase Street, Suite #290

Rye, New York 10580

(Address of principal executive offices)

(914) 370-8006

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share	CIFR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share	CIFRW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Report contains statements that are forward-looking and as such are not historical facts. This includes statements that express Cipher Mining Inc.’s (“Cipher”) opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “seeks,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “might,” “possible,” “potential,” “predicts,” “may,” “could,” “will” or “should” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this Report and include statements regarding Cipher Mining’s intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the markets in which Cipher Mining operates. Such forward-looking statements are based on available current market material and management’s expectations, beliefs and forecasts concerning future events impacting Cipher Mining. Forward-looking statements in this Report and in any document incorporated by reference in this Report may include, for example, statements about:

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the ability to maintain the listing of Cipher Common Stock and Cipher Warrants on Nasdaq;

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Cipher’s public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;

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the ability to raise financing in the future;

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Cipher’s success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, officers, key employees or directors;

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factors relating to the business, operations and financial performance of Cipher, including:

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expected operational rollout in the initial buildout phase and the second phase, in particular the ability to obtain the necessary hardware and build out the necessary initial sites in Texas and Ohio;

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commercial partnerships and supply agreements;

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the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to Cipher;

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the effects of competition and regulation on Cipher’s future business;

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the effects of price fluctuations in the wholesale and retail power markets;

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the effects of global economic, business or political conditions, such as the global COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption caused by various countermeasures to reduce its spread; and

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the value and volatility of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the other documents filed by Cipher from time to time with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this Report and in any document incorporated by reference are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on Cipher. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Cipher will be those that Cipher has anticipated. Cipher undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 11, 2021 Cipher Mining Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cipher Mining Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement with Bitfury Top HoldCo B.V. (“Bitfury”), made under and as a part of the Master Services and Supply Agreement between the Company and Bitfury, dated as of August 26, 2021, as filed with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 31, 2021 (the “Agreement”) to purchase a total of 28,000 to 56,000 Bitfury next generation mining rigs, which will be delivered in seven batches on a monthly basis between June 2022 and December 2022. Cipher will pay a maximum price of $6,250 per machine, with an advance payment of $10,000,000 due on or before the third business day following the execution of the Agreement, and advance payments for each monthly batch due thereafter in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

The foregoing description of the material terms of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K as part of Item 9.01 hereof.

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

10.1		Pre-Order Purchase Order No. CFR-001, dated October 11, 2021

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.