Monnig Taylor 4
4 · CLEANSPARK, INC. · Filed May 14, 2026
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CleanSpark (CLSK) CTO Taylor Monnig Exercises Options & Sells Shares
What Happened
- Taylor Monnig, CleanSpark's Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer, converted/ exercised 535 derivative awards into 535 common shares on May 13, 2026 (reported on Form 4). On May 14, 2026, 211 of those shares were surrendered to satisfy tax withholding at an average price of $13.98, totaling about $2,950. The derivative conversion shows an acquisition price of $0.00 per share (no cash exercise price reported).
Key Details
- Transaction dates and prices:
- May 13, 2026: Conversion/exercise of 535 derivative awards into 535 shares (Code M) at $0.00.
- May 14, 2026: 211 shares surrendered for tax/exercise payment (Code F) at a weighted average price $13.98 per share (total ≈ $2,950). Footnote F1: actual sale prices ranged $13.9700–$13.9850; seller will provide per-share price details on request.
- Net effect: 535 shares acquired, 211 shares surrendered for taxes → net +324 shares retained from the conversion.
- Notable footnotes:
- F1 explains the weighted-average sale price range and availability of per-price details.
- F10 describes the underlying awards (Strategic Transformation Performance Awards) and that reported STPA amounts represent maximum payouts tied to stock-price and other performance conditions through 9/30/2030.
- Transaction codes: M = exercise/conversion of derivative; F = payment of exercise price or tax withholding.
- Filing timeliness: Reported May 14, 2026 for a May 13 transaction — appears timely (no late-file indication).
Context
- This was primarily a conversion/exercise of derivative awards with subsequent withholding of shares to cover taxes (a routine administrative step), not an open-market sale for cash. For retail investors, such withholding transactions are common and do not necessarily imply a view on the company's prospects.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
CLEANSPARK, INC.CLSK
Monnig Taylor
CTO, COO
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-05-13+535→ 169,116 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-14$13.98/sh−211$2,950→ 168,905 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F7]2026-05-13−535→ 3,212 totalExercise: $0.00From: 2026-05-13→ Common Stock (535 underlying)
Holdings
- 168,581
Common Stock
- 15,000
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F2]Exercise: $5.98Exp: 2032-08-10→ Common Stock (15,000 underlying) - 25,000
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F3]Exercise: $6.00Exp: 2033-07-06→ Common Stock (25,000 underlying) - 33,350
Restricted Stock Units
[F4]Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (33,350 underlying) - 396,476
Restricted Stock Units
[F5]Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (396,476 underlying) - 225,625
Restricted Stock Units
[F6]Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (225,625 underlying) - 361,000
Restricted Stock Units
[F5]Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (361,000 underlying) - 3,747
Restricted Stock Units
[F7]Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (3,747 underlying) - 280,000
Restricted Stock Units
[F8]Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (280,000 underlying) - 210,000
Performance Stock Units
[F9]Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (210,000 underlying) - 830,500
Performance Stock Units
[F10]Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (830,500 underlying)
Footnotes (10)
- [F1]This is a weighted average of prices for all sales made on May 14, 2026 ranging from $13.9700 to $13.9850. Upon request, the Reporting Person will provide to the SEC, the Issuer, or any security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- [F10]The number of shares under these Strategic Transformation Performance Awards ("STPA") represents the maximum number of common shares for which the STPAs will vest upon the Issuer's common stock achieving target market prices, based on a 20-trading day average, with threshold performance at $47 per share and maximum payout at $94 per share, before September 30, 2030, subject to the Reporting Person remaining employed by the Issuer on September 30, 2030. The reported STPA awards do not include 830,500 shares of common stock that vest upon achievement of performance goals tied to power under leases to customers for data centers that are operationally ready to host IT equipment and deliver services (RFS), with threshold performance at 1.0 GW and maximum payout at 2.5 GW, before September 30, 2030, subject to the Reporting Person remaining employed by the Issuer on September 30, 2030.
- [F2]These Options were granted on August 10, 2022 and vest in equal annual installments over three years.
- [F3]These Options were granted on July 7, 2023 and vest in equal monthly installments over 36 months.
- [F4]These RSUs will vest on September 30, 2026.
- [F5]These RSUs vest in equal annual installments over three years on September 4, 2026, September 4, 2027, and September 4, 2028.
- [F6]These RSUs vest in equal semiannual installments over three years on September 4, 2026, February 13, 2027, September 4, 2027, February 13, 2028, and September 4, 2028.
- [F7]These RSUs vest in equal quarterly installments on August 13, 2026, December 3, 2026, February 12, 2027, May 13, 2027, August 13, 2027, and December 3, 2027.
- [F8]These RSUs vest in equal annual installments over three years on March 20, 2027, March 20, 2028, and March 20, 2029, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment or service with the Issuer through each such date.
- [F9]Vesting of these Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") awards is contingent on the common stock achieving a specified target market price of at least $18.80 based on a 20-trading day average during the period ending March 20, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person remaining employed by the Issuer on the vesting date of March 20, 2029. The reported LTIP awards do not include LTIP awards in respect of a maximum of 210,000 shares of common stock for which such awards will vest in accordance with their terms upon achievement of specified performance goals tied to gross power under leases to customers for data centers, with threshold performance at 600 MW gross and maximum payout at 800 MW gross, during the period ending March 20, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person remaining employed by the Issuer on the vesting date of March 20, 2029.
Signature
/s/ Taylor Monnig|2026-05-14