Separation - stock options vesting
Company: CleanSpark
What the later record shows
Delivered; the record does not say when
The 2026 proxy states that Bradford's options on 500,000 shares immediately became vested and exercisable under the Separation Agreement. No specific date is given.
“Bradford’s stock options relating to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and RSUs relating to 717,665 shares of common stock immediately became vested and exercisable”
2026-01-21 · CleanSpark DEF 14A filed 2026-01-22 View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗
Checked October 11, 2026 against filings, releases and reporting published after the claim was made. Quotes are verbatim from the linked documents.
The claim, verbatim
Under the Separation Agreement, Mr. Bradford's stock options relating to 500,000 shares of common stock will immediately become vested and exercisable.
Source (primary)
CleanSpark 8-K filed 2025-08-11 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗
Quote: “Mr. Bradford's stock options relating to 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock and restricted stock units (" RSUs ") relating to 717,665 shares of common stock will immediately become vested and will be exercisable (in the case of stock options) or settled (in the case of RSUs), as applicable”
How we checked this
Checked on October 12, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The 8-K states that under the Separation Agreement, Bradford's options on 500,000 shares immediately vest and become exercisable.
Confirmed in the source:
- The vesting is provided under CleanSpark's Separation Agreement with Zachary K. Bradford
- Bradford's stock options relating to 500,000 shares of common stock will immediately become vested
- Those stock options will be exercisable
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/827876/000095017025106224/clsk-20250810.htm) in full (8,778 characters, retrieved August 31, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms CleanSpark 8-K filed 2025-08-11
Quote: “Mr. Bradford's stock options relating to 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock and restricted stock units (" RSUs ") relating to 717,665 shares of common stock will immediately become vested and will be exercisable (in the case of stock options) or settled (in the case of RSUs), as applicable”
confirms CleanSpark DEF 14A filed 2026-01-22
Quote: “Bradford’s stock options relating to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and RSUs relating to 717,665 shares of common stock immediately became vested and exercisable”