Four directors resigned September 26, 2012
Company: Riot
The claim, verbatim
Four directors resigned as part of strategic re-alignment: Dr. Douglas I. Hepler, Michael R. Merson, Gregory Pusey, and Mark J. Ratain
Source (primary)
Riot DEF 14A filed 2012-10-15 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “On September 26, 2012, Dr. Hepler, Mr. Merson, Mr. Pusey and Dr. Ratain resigned as directors of the Company. Such resignations were tendered and accepted in connection with a strategic re-alignment”
How we checked this
Checked on September 30, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The filing names all four directors, dates their resignations to September 26, 2012, and ties them to the company's strategic re-alignment. It also notes time constraints for some of them and that Pusey stayed on as Vice President.
Confirmed in the source:
- On September 26, 2012, Douglas I. Hepler, Michael R. Merson, Gregory Pusey and Mark J. Ratain resigned as directors
- The resignations were tendered and accepted in connection with a strategic re-alignment
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000107997312000796/appy_def14a.htm) in full (92,836 characters, retrieved September 27, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot DEF 14A filed 2012-10-15
Quote: “On September 26, 2012, Dr. Hepler, Mr. Merson, Mr. Pusey and Dr. Ratain resigned as directors of the Company. Such resignations were tendered and accepted in connection with a strategic re-alignment”