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Riot Platforms Sells 2,802,484 Bitfarms Shares At An Average Price Of $0.84/Share, For $2.35M, Reducing Stake From 12.79% To 12.29% In Open Market Transactions

Benzinga·07/01/2025 21:14:53
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Riot Platforms, Inc. ("Riot") issues this press release pursuant to Part 3 of Canadian National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues and Part 5 of Canadian National Instrument 62-104 – Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids in respect of Bitfarms Ltd. ("Company").

Riot announces that on July 1, 2025 it sold 2,802,484 common shares (the "Sold Shares") of the Company representing approximately 0.50% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (the "Common Shares") of the Company (based on the information contained in the Company's management information circular filed on June 9, 2025 (the "Company's Circular").

The Sold Shares were sold through normal course sales on the Nasdaq Stock Market and other open market trades for a weighted average price of approximately US$0.84 per Sold Share (equivalent to approximately C$1.14 per Sold Share based on the daily exchange rate posted by the Bank of Canada on June 30, 2025 (the "Exchange Rate")) at a price range per Sold Share of approximately US$0.82 to US$0.86 (equivalent to approximately C$1.12 to C$1.18 based on the Exchange Rate) for an aggregate amount equal to US$2,349,042.09 (equivalent to approximately C$3,204,798.12 based on the Exchange Rate).

Immediately prior to the sales of Common Shares giving rise to the issuance of this press release, Riot beneficially owned 71,110,860 Common Shares, representing approximately 12.79% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (based on the information contained in the Company's Circular). Following completion of the aforementioned sales, Riot beneficially owned 68,308,376 Common Shares, representing approximately 12.29% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares as at the date hereof (based on the information contained in the Company's Circular).