CEO Leverton compensation package
Company: Hut 8
The claim, verbatim
CEO Jamie Leverton received $550,000 annual base salary for 2023 and a separation agreement providing $1,100,000 cash plus $500,000 in lieu of bonus upon termination February 12, 2024.
Source (primary)
Thompson v. Leverton — Entry #9: FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT amending 1 Complaint, against Joseph Flinn, Asher Genoot, Alexia Hefti, Michael Ho, Hut 8 Corp., Jamie Leverton, Stanley O'Neal, Rick… (RECAP, court_filing)
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Quote: “Defendant Leverton was entitled to receive $550,000 in total compensation from the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the "2023 Fiscal Year"), made up entirely of her base salary. On February 12, 2024, Defendant Leverton and the Company entered into the Separation Agreement which entitles Defendant Leverton to a $1,100,000 cash payment and another cash payment of $500,000 in lieu of a bonus for the 2023 Fiscal Year.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 28, 2026. The cited source supports part of this claim, but not all of it.
The complaint describes the $550,000 as an entitlement under her employment agreement, not an amount actually paid. The separation terms and date are supported.
Confirmed in the source:
- Under her November 30, 2023 employment agreement, Leverton was entitled to $550,000 in total compensation for fiscal 2023, consisting entirely of base salary
- On February 12, 2024 Leverton and Hut 8 entered a separation agreement providing a $1,100,000 cash payment and $500,000 in lieu of a 2023 bonus
- Leverton was terminated as a director on February 12, 2024, after being terminated as CEO on February 6, 2024
We could not confirm this from the cited source:
- That Leverton actually received the $550,000 (the document says only that she was entitled to it)
That does not mean it is false — only that this source does not establish it, as of the date above. If we find a source that settles it, we will re-check and update this page.
What we did: Read our cached copy of RECAP (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.618845/gov.uscourts.nysd.618845.9.0.pdf) in full (109,679 characters, retrieved September 26, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Thompson v. Leverton — Entry #9: FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT amending 1 Complaint, against Joseph Flinn, Asher Genoot, Alexia Hefti, Michael Ho, Hut 8 Corp., Jamie Leverton, Stanley O'Neal, Rick…
Quote: “Defendant Leverton was entitled to receive $550,000 in total compensation from the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the "2023 Fiscal Year"), made up entirely of her base salary. On February 12, 2024, Defendant Leverton and the Company entered into the Separation Agreement which entitles Defendant Leverton to a $1,100,000 cash payment and another cash payment of $500,000 in lieu of a bonus for the 2023 Fiscal Year.”