8-K

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): May 02, 2024

CIPHER MINING INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-39625	85-1614529
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1 Vanderbilt Avenue Floor 54
New York, New York		10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (332) 262-2300

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	CIFR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share	CIFRW	The 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 May 2, 2024, Cipher Mining Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 186,883,692 shares of the Company’s common stock were present electronically or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 63.03% percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the March 7, 2024 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors
 

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the persons listed below as directors for a term of office expiring on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders in 2027 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

	Votes FOR	Votes WITHHELD	Broker Non- Votes
Tyler Page	164,376,178	3,915,499	18,592,015
Cary Grossman	150,422,180	17,869,497	18,592,015

Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.

Votes FOR	Votes AGAINST	Votes ABSTAINED	Broker Non-Votes
186,644,721	138,770	100,201	—

Proposal No. 3 - Approval of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Provide for Exculpation of Officers from Breaches of Fiduciary Duty to the Fullest Extent Permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
 

The amendment of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for exculpation of officers from breaches of fiduciary duty to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware was not approved at the Annual Meeting because it did not receive an affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.

Votes FOR	Votes AGAINST	Votes ABSTAINED	Broker Non-Votes
158,926,453	4,593,652	4,771,572	18,592,015

SIGNATURES

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.

			Cipher Mining Inc.
Date:	May 3, 2024	By:	/s/ Tyler Page
			Tyler Page Chief Executive Officer

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