Ryan D. Werner Form 3 Riot Blockchain / Ryan D. Werner ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Werner Ryan D.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O RIOT BLOCKCHAIN, INC.

3855 AMBROSIA STREET, SUITE 301

(Street)

CASTLE ROCK CO 80109

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/26/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Riot Blockchain, Inc. [ RIOT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP & CAO (See Remarks)

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	22,333(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. All shares of the Issuer's common stock, no par value per share, were issued to the Reporting Person upon the settlement and conversion by the Issuer of vested equity awards granted to the Reporting Person as compensation for services as an employee under the Issuer's Riot Blockchain, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

Remarks:

Reporting Person is the Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) of Riot Blockchain, Inc.

	/s/ Alexander K. Travis, as Attorney-in-Fact for Ryan D. Werner	09/28/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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