Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM
5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market
Information
Our
common stock is currently quoted on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MARA”.
Holders
As
of March 9, 2022, there were 249 holders of record of 103,052,069 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
2012,
2014, 2017 and 2018 Equity Incentive Plans
The
following table gives information about the Company’s common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options granted to employees,
directors and consultants under its 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2018 Equity Incentive Plans as of December 31, 2021. On August 1, 2012, our
board of directors and stockholders adopted the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, pursuant to which 96,154 shares of our common stock are reserved
for issuance as awards to employees, directors, consultants, advisors and other service providers. On September 16, 2014, our board of
directors adopted the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, subsequently approved by the shareholders on July 31, 2015, pursuant to which up to
125,000 shares of our common stock, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock, stock-based awards and other awards are reserved
for issuance as awards to employees, directors, consultants, advisors and other service providers. On September 6, 2017, our board of
directors adopted the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, subsequently approved by the shareholders on September 29, 2017, pursuant to which
up to 625,000 shares of our common stock, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock, stock-based awards and other awards are reserved
for issuance as awards to employees, directors, consultants, advisors and other service providers. On January 1, 2018, our board of directors
adopted the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, subsequently approved by the shareholders on March 7, 2018, pursuant to which up to 2,500,000
shares of our common stock, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock, stock-based awards and other awards are reserved for issuance
as awards to employees, directors, consultants, advisors and other service providers. On January 15, 2021, the Company’s shareholders
approved an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan by 5,000,000 shares, which
increase took effect automatically. As of March 12, 2021, the 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2018 Equity Incentive Plans had outstanding grants
and remaining unissued shares, taking into account issuance of restricted stock to officers and directors, as follows:
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
Plan category
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise
of
outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
Weighted-
average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants and rights
Number
of securities
remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation
plans
Equity compensation plans approved
by security holders
393,777
$ 21.18
880,804
Equity compensation plans not approved by security
holders
—
$ —
—
Total
393,777
$ 21.18
880,804
Recent
issuances of unregistered securities
On
September 30, 2019, the Company consummated the purchase of 6000 S-9 Bitmain 13.5 TH/s Bitcoin Antminers (“Miners”) from
SelectGreen Blockchain Ltd., a British Columbia corporation, for which the purchase price was $4,086,250 or 2,335,000 shares of its common
stock at a price of $1.75 per share. As a result of an exchange cap requirement imposed in conjunction with the Company’s Listing
of Additional Shares application filed with Nasdaq to the transaction, the Company issued 1,276,442 shares of its common stock which
represented $2,233,773 of the $4,086,250 (constituting 19.9% of the issued and outstanding shares on the date of the Asset Purchase Agreement)
and upon the receipt of shareholder approval, at the Annual Shareholders Meeting to be held on November 15, 2019, the Company can issue
the balance of the 1,058,558 unregistered common stock shares. The shareholders did approve the issuance of the additional shares at
the Annual Shareholders Meeting. The Company has issued and additional 474,808 at $0.90 per share. On March 30, 2020, the Company has
issued an additional 350,250 shares at $1.75 per share. The $513,700 set forth on the balance sheet for mining servers payable reflects
the fair value of 583,750 shares to be issued at $0.88 per share to conclude the purchase of the Miners at December 31, 2020. The Company
recorded change in fair value of mining payable of $66,547 and $507,862 during the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2019, respectively.
As of December 31, 2021, there is no requirement for the Company to make a payment in cash in lieu of issuing the remaining shares. Subsequent
to year end, on January 14, 2021, the Company sold its inventory of approximately 5,900 S9, 13.5 TH/s miners. As such, management determined
that those crypto-currency machines were impaired by a total of $871,302 based upon an assessment as of December 31, 2021.
On
June 1, 2020, the Company issued 2,023,739 shares at $0.60 per share pursuant to the conversion of $999,106 of principal and $215,137
of interest related to the extinguishment of the Convertible Note.
On
October 6, 2020, the Company issued 6,000,000 shares at $1.87 per share pursuant to the Long Term Prepaid Service Contract with Liefern
LLC and Lucky Liefern LLC each receiving 3,000,000 shares for the operation and servicing of the Hardin, Montana facility through September
2025.
Recent
Repurchases of Securities
None.
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6. RESERVED
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