Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 12, 2022, the compensation committee (the "Compensation Committee")
of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of CleanSpark, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company"), approved (i) amendments to the executive employment
agreements of Zachary Bradford, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and
President, S. Matthew Schultz, the Company's Executive Chairman, and Gary
Vecchiarelli, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, as more particularly
described below, (ii) certain one-time cash and equity incentive grants to Mr.
Bradford and Mr. Schultz and (iii) adjustments to certain existing equity
incentive grants of Mr. Bradford and Mr. Schultz. Mr. Bradford's and Mr.
Schultz's Employment Agreements, both of which were executed on October 26,
2020, were filed as exhibits to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the
Company on October 28, 2020. Mr. Bradford's and Mr. Schultz's Employment
Agreements were amended on April 16, 2021, and such amendments were filed as
exhibits to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Company on May 6,
2021. Mr. Vecchiarelli's Employment Agreement was executed on December 15, 2021
and was filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the
Company on February 9, 2022.
Amendment to Zachary Bradford's Employment Agreement
On September 13, 2022, Mr. Bradford's Employment Agreement was amended to
provide the following compensation to Mr. Bradford: (i) a $600,000 annual base
salary, effective October 1, 2022, , (ii) a bonus opportunity equal to 100% of
base salary, effective October 1, 2022, (iii) the grant of 1,350,000 performance
stock units ("PSUs"), 1/7th of which shall vest upon the later of the Company
obtaining shareholder approval (the "Shareholder Approval") to increase the
shares available under the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the
"Plan") (such date, the "Shareholder Approval Date") and the Company's reaching
4.0 EH of total Bitcoin mining processing power, and each additional 1/14th of
which shall vest each time the Company reaches an incremental 500 PH/s of total
processing power (or, in each case, if later, the Shareholder Approval Date)
(i.e., from 4.5 to 10.0 EH), (iv) 1,350,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs"),
such RSUs vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, such that the RSUs will
fully vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, provided the Shareholder
Approval is obtained, and (v) effective October 1, 2022, the payment of 1.2
Bitcoin per month. In the event that the Company ceases to mine Bitcoin for any
reason, the Bitcoin payment shall automatically terminate, and the Company shall
have no obligation to pay Mr. Bradford any additional Bitcoin.
The amendment to Mr. Bradford's Employment Agreement does not alter, amend or
supersede any other terms of his Employment Agreement, all of which shall
continue in full force and effect.
Amendment to S. Matthew Schultz's Employment Agreement
On September 13, 2022, Mr. Schultz's Employment Agreement was amended to provide
the following compensation to Mr. Schultz: (i) a $540,000 annual base salary,
effective October 1, 2022, (ii) a bonus opportunity equal to 100% of base
salary, effective October 1, 2022, (iii) the grant of 1,215,000 performance
PSUs, 1/7th of which shall vest upon the later of the Shareholder Approval Date
and the Company's reaching 4.0 EH of total Bitcoin mining processing power, and
each additional 1/14th of which shall vest each time the Company reaches every
incremental 500 PH/s of total processing power (or, in each case, if later, the
Shareholder Approval Date) (i.e., from 4.5 to 10.0 EH), (iv) 1,215,000 RSUs,
such RSUs vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, such that the RSUs will
fully vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, provided the Shareholder
Approval has been obtained and (v) effective October 1, 2022, the payment of
1.08 Bitcoin per month. In the event that the Company ceases to mine Bitcoin for
any reason, the Bitcoin payment shall automatically terminate, and the Company
shall have no obligation to pay Mr. Schultz any additional Bitcoin.
The amendment to Mr. Schultz's Employment Agreement does not alter, amend or
supersede any other terms of his Employment Agreement, all of which shall
continue in full force and effect.
Amendment to Gary Vecchiarelli's Employment Agreement
On September 13, 2022, Mr. Vecchiarelli's Employment Agreement was amended to
provide the following compensation to Mr. Vecchiarelli: (i) a $400,000 annual
base salary, effective October 1, 2022, (ii) the grant of 120,000 PSUs, 1/7th of
which shall vest upon the later of the Shareholder Approval Date and the
Company's reaching 4.0 EH of total Bitcoin mining processing power, and each
additional 1/14th of which shall vest each time the Company reaches every
incremental 500 PH/s of total processing power (or, in each case, if later, the
Shareholder Approval Date) (i.e., from 4.5 to 10.0 EH), (iii) 120,000 RSUs, such
RSUs vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, such that the RSUs will
fully vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, provided the Shareholder
Approval has been obtained and (iv) effective October 1, 2022, the payment of
0.167 Bitcoin per month. In the event that the Company ceases to mine Bitcoin
for any reason, the Bitcoin payment shall automatically terminate, and the
Company shall have no obligation to pay Mr. Vecchiarelli any additional Bitcoin.
The amendment to Mr. Vecchiarelli's Employment Agreement does not alter, amend
or supersede any other terms of his Employment Agreement, all of which shall
continue in full force and effect.
Modification of Existing PSUs and One-time Cash and Equity Incentive Bonuses
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In addition to the foregoing, the Compensation Committee approved (i) one-time
cash bonuses of $100,000 to each of Mr. Bradford and Mr. Schultz, payable on or
before September 30, 2022 and (ii) the modification of the vesting terms of
450,000 PSUs owned by Mr. Bradford and 360,000 PSUs owned by Mr. Schultz
(collectively, the "Existing PSUs"), such that the Existing PSUs vest in full
immediately, in recognition of the growth in the Company's annualized revenues
and increased profitability since 2020. Vesting of the Existing PSUs was
previously subject to the Company reaching certain market capitalization and
share price milestones. The Compensation Committee also approved one-time grants
of 400,000 RSUs to Mr. Bradford and 360,000 RSUs to Mr. Schultz, which shall
vest on the later of the grant date and the Shareholder Approval Date.
The equity incentive grants set forth above (other than the immediate vesting of
the Exiting PSUs) are subject to the Company obtaining the Shareholder Approval.
The Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that it approve an increase
in the number of shares available under the Plan, subject to obtaining the
Shareholder Approval, by an amount to be determined by the Board, but in no
event by an amount less than a number sufficient to cover the equity grants set
forth above. The Shareholder Approval is expected to be sought at the next
annual meeting of the Company's shareholders. The Company expects that the
Shareholder Approval will be obtained due to the voting power held by the
Company's directors and officers. If the Shareholder Approval has not been
obtained by March 15, 2023, all such equity incentive grants shall terminate
unvested and shall no longer be outstanding.
The foregoing descriptions of the amendments to the Employment Agreements of Mr.
Bradford, Mr. Schultz and Mr. Vecchiarelli do not purport to be complete, and
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of such
amendments, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2
and Exhibit 10.3, and are incorporated herein by reference.
On September 13, 2022, the Compensation Committee also approved a new Form of
Restricted Stock Unit Award and a new Form of Performance-Based Stock Unit Award
Agreement in connection with the approval of the equity grants set forth above.
The foregoing descriptions of the RSUs and PSUs do not purport to be complete,
and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Form of Restricted Stock
Unit Award Agreement and Form of Performance-Based Stock Unit Award Agreement,
copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and Exhibit 10.5, and are
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated September 13, 2022, by and
between CleanSpark, Inc. and Zachary K. Bradford.
10.2 Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated September 13, 2022, by and
between CleanSpark, Inc. and S. Matthew Schultz.
10.3 Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated September 13, 2022, by and
between CleanSpark, Inc. and Gary Vecchiarelli.
10.4 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
10.5 Form of Performance-Based Stock Unit Award Agreement.
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