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SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Carson Brian Jay
(Last) (First) (Middle)
10624 S. EASTERN AVE.
SUITE A-638
(Street)
HENDERSON NV 89052
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CLEANSPARK, INC. [ CLSK ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/20/2026
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 47,321 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $2.83 (1) 10/14/2032 Common Stock 12,500 12,500 D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $6 (2) 07/06/2033 Common Stock 10,000 10,000 D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $16.15 (3) 05/03/2034 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Restricted Stock Units $0 (4) (4) Common Stock 280,837 280,837 D
Restricted Stock Units $0 (5) (5) Common Stock 81,875 81,875 D
Restricted Stock Units $0 (6) (6) Common Stock 131,000 131,000 D
Restricted Stock Units $0 03/20/2026 A 100,000 (7) (7) Common Stock 100,000 $0 100,000 D
Performance Stock Units $0 03/20/2026 A 75,000 (8) (8) Common Stock 75,000 $0 75,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. These Options were granted on October 14, 2022 and vest in equal monthly installments over 36 months.
2. These Options were granted on July 7, 2023 and vest in equal monthly installments over 36 months.
3. These Options were granted on May 3, 2024 and vest in equal monthly installments over 36 months.
4. These RSUs vest in equal annual installments over three years on September 4, 2026, September 4, 2027, and September 4, 2028.
5. These RSUs vest 25% on September 9, 2025; the remaining 75% vests in equal semiannual installments over three years on February 13, 2026, September 4, 2026, February 13, 2027, September 4, 2027,February 13, 2028, and September 4, 2028.
6. These RSUs vest in equal annual installments over three years on September 4, 2026, September 4, 2027, and September 4, 2028.
7. These RSUs vest in equal annual installments over three years on March 20, 2027, March 20, 2028, and March 20, 2029, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment or service with the Issuer through each such date.
8. Vesting of these Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") awards is contingent on the common stock achieving a specified target market price of at least $18.80 based on a 20-trading day average during the period ending March 20, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person remaining employed by the Issuer on the vesting date of March 20, 2029. The reported LTIP awards do not include LTIP awards in respect of a maximum of 75,000 shares of common stock for which such awards will vest in accordance with their terms upon achievement of specified performance goals tied to gross power under leases to customers for data centers, with threshold performance at 600 MW gross and maximum payout at 800 MW gross, during the period ending March 20, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person remaining employed by the Issuer on the vesting date of March 20, 2029.
/s/ Brian J. Carson 03/24/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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