Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2019 (October 23, 2019)

Riot Blockchain, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-33675	84-1553387
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

	202 6th Street, Suite 401,
	Castle Rock, CO 80104
	(Address of principal executive offices)

	(303) 794-2000
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

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Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		RIOT		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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On October 23, 2019, Riot Blockchain, Inc. (“Riot” or the “Corporation”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to vote on the proposals identified in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Corporation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2019.

As of the close of business on September 3, 2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 23,555,930 shares (the “Shares”) of Riot’s common stock were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. 14,530,420 Shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting more than 33 and 1/3% of the Shares and a quorum for conducting business according to the Corporation’s bylaws.

At the Annual Meeting, the following five (5) proposals were voted on by the Corporation’s stockholders:

	Proposal No. 1:	Election of Directors;
	Proposal No. 2:	Ratification of the Independent Auditors;
	Proposal No. 3:	Advisory Vote on the Corporation’s Executive Compensation;
	Proposal No. 4:	Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on the Corporation’s Executive Compensation; and
	Proposal No. 5:	Approval of the 2019 Riot Blockchain, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan

The Corporation’s stockholders approved, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors, each of these five (5) proposals at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results on each of the proposals by the Corporation’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors

	Shares Voted For		Shares Withheld		Broker Non-Votes

Remo Mancini		2,360,486		265,866		12,193,117
Jason Les		3,344,303		282,049		12,193,117
Benjamin Yi		3,336,992		289,360		12,193,117

Accordingly, each of Messrs. Mancini, Les, and Yi were elected by the stockholders as members of the Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders or their earlier resignation, removal or death.

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the Independent Auditors

Accordingly, the appointment of Marcum, LLP, as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019 was approved by the stockholders.

Proposal No. 3: Advisory Vote on the Corporation’s Executive Compensation

* Includes broker non-votes

Accordingly, by advisory vote of the stockholders, the Corporation’s executive compensation for the year ended December 31, 2018 was approved.

Proposal No. 4: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on the Corporation’s Executive Compensation

Every Year	Every Two Years		Every Three Years		Shares Abstaining*

2,282,178		74,957		41,194	12,415,012

* Includes broker non-votes

Accordingly, “Every Year” was selected as the stockholders’ preference for the frequency of future advisory votes on the Corporation’s executive compensation.

Proposal No. 5: Approval of the 2019 Riot Blockchain, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan

Shares Voted For		Shares Voted Against		Shares Abstaining*

	2,092,695		395,523	12,328,078

* Includes broker non-votes

Accordingly, the 2019 Riot Blockchain, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan was approved by vote of the stockholders.

S I G N A T U R E

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.