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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
OR
| o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO |
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Commission File Number 001-40808
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 86-1746728 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |
| 590 Plant Road, Dresden, New York | 14441 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (315)536-2359
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | TradingSymbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | GREE | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
| 8.50% Senior Notes due 2026 | GREEL | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yeso No x
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | o | Accelerated filer | o |
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| Non-accelerated filer | x | Smaller reporting company | x |
| Emerging growth company | x | ||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. o
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the Registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the Registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso Nox
Based on the closing sale price of $2.69 of the Registrant's Class A common stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 30, 2024, the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was $20,648,389.
As of March 25, 2025, the Registrant had 11,741,704 shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding and 2,733,394 shares of Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. The Registrant's definitive proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2024.
Table of Contents
| Page | ||
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| PART I | ||
| Item 1. | Business | 7 |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 20 |
| Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 48 |
| Item 1C. | Cybersecurity | 48 |
| Item 2. | Properties | 48 |
| Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 49 |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 49 |
| PART II | ||
| Item 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 50 |
| Item 6. | [Reserved] | 50 |
| Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 50 |
| Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 63 |
| Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 63 |
| Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 63 |
| Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures | 64 |
| Item 9B. | Other Information | 64 |
| Item 9C. | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 64 |
| PART III | ||
| Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 65 |
| Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 65 |
| Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 65 |
| Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 65 |
| Item 14. | Principal Accounting Fees and Services | 65 |
| PART IV | ||
| Item 15. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | 66 |
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references in this annual report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) to the “Company,” “Greenidge,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms refer to Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries. All share and per share data in this Annual Report have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the one-for-ten reverse stock split that we effected on our Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A common stock”) and our Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B common stock”), on May 16, 2023.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report includes certain statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements for purposes of federal and state securities laws. These forward-looking statements involve uncertainties that could significantly affect our financial or operating results. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "foresee," "expect," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "would," "could" and "should" and the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements in this document include, among other things, statements regarding our business plan, business strategy and operations in the future. In addition, all statements that address operating performance and future performance, events or developments that are expected or anticipated to occur in the future, including statements relating to creating value for stockholders are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Matters and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the matters and factors described in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of this Annual Report, as well as statements about or relating to or otherwise affected by:
our ability to meet our existing long-term debt obligations with the Company’s current projected operating cash flows in the long term;
our ability to successfully maintain our power and hosting arrangements on acceptable terms, or our operations may be disrupted, and our business results may suffer, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations;
fluctuations and volatility in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies;
any failure by us to obtain acceptable financing with regard to our growth strategies or operations;
the ability to negotiate or execute definitive documentation with respect to potential expansion sites on terms and conditions that are acceptable to Greenidge, whether on a timely basis or at all;
changes in applicable laws, regulations, or permits, including ongoing litigation and administrative proceedings with respect to our Title V Air Permit renewal application, affecting our operations or the industries in which we operate, including regulation regarding power generation, environmental laws, cryptocurrency usage and/or cryptocurrency mining, and a regulatory trend toward stricter oversight of crypto asset platforms and the cryptocurrency industry;
loss of public confidence in, or use cases of, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies;
the potential of cryptocurrency market manipulation;
the economics of hosting cryptocurrency miners, including as to variables or factors affecting the cost, efficiency and profitability of our hosting arrangements;
the availability, delivery schedule, and cost of equipment necessary to maintain and grow our business and operations, including datacenter equipment and equipment meeting the technical or other specifications required to achieve our growth strategy;
the possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic, business, or competitive factors, including factors affecting the industries in which we operate or upon which we rely and are dependent;
the ability to expand successfully to other facilities, effectively integrate and manage acquired businesses or assets, mine other cryptocurrencies, or otherwise expand our business;
changes in tax regulations applicable to us, our assets or cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin;
if we fail to comply, or regain compliance, with the continued listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), Nasdaq may delist our Class A common stock;
any litigation involving us;
costs and expenses relating to cryptocurrency transaction fees and fluctuation in cryptocurrency transaction fees; and
the condition of our physical assets, including that our operating facility may realize material, if not total, loss and interference as a result of equipment malfunction or break-down, physical disaster, data security breach, computer malfunction or sabotage.
Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report are qualified by the information contained herein, including the information contained under this caption and the information in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of this Annual Report. We can provide no assurance can be given that these are all of the factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from the forward-looking statements.
Additionally, we may provide information in this Annual Report that is not necessarily “material” under the federal securities laws for SEC reporting purposes, but that is informed by various environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) standards and frameworks (including standards for the measurement of underlying data), and the interests of various stakeholders. Much of this information is subject to assumptions, estimates or third-party information that is still evolving and subject to change. For example, our disclosures based on any standards may change due to revisions in framework requirements, availability of information, changes in our business or applicable government policies, or other factors, some of which may be beyond our control.
You should not put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We can provide no assurance that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do occur, what impact they will have on the results of our operations, financial condition or cash flows. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in this Annual Report. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Report and, except as required by law, we do not assume any duty to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, uncertainties or otherwise, as of any future date.
Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which illuminate challenges that we face in connection with the successful implementation of our strategy and the growth of our business. The following considerations, among others, may offset our competitive strengths or have a negative effect on our business strategy, which could adversely impact our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows, our ability to meet our long-term debt obligations, or cause a decline in the price of our Class A common stock:
We have experienced financial difficulties and an investment in our common stock is highly speculative. Holders of our common stock could suffer a total loss of their investment.
We may need to raise additional capital to grow our business and may not be able to do so on favorable terms, if at all. Future issuances of equity or debt securities may adversely affect the value of our common stock.
We may not have sufficient resources to repay our 8.50% Senior Notes due 2026 upon their maturity in October 2026, and we will face additional risks if we incur additional indebtedness.
We have a history of operating losses. If we are unable to sustain greater revenues than our operating costs and support our expansion plans, we may continue to experience operating losses, which could negatively impact our results of operations, strategy and financial performance.
If we fail to comply, or regain compliance, with the Nasdaq continued listing standards, Nasdaq may delist our Class A common stock.
We have material environmental liabilities, and the costs of compliance with existing and new environmental laws could have a material adverse effect on us.
We are exposed to customer concentration risk, substantially dependent on our sole hosting services customer, and exposed to counterparty nonperformance risk for our hosting services arrangement.
It may take significant time, expenditure, or effort for us to grow our business, including our bitcoin datacenter operations, through acquisitions, which we must effectively integrate and manage and which may present unanticipated liabilities or challenges, and our efforts may not be successful.
We have experienced turnover in our senior management team and reduced our headcount in 2023 and 2024. If we fail to retain key talent or are unable to attract and retain other qualified personnel, our results of operations, strategy, and financial performance could be adversely affected.
We have been, are currently, and may be in the future, the subject of legal proceedings, administrative proceedings and inquiries, audits, or probes conducted by various government agencies or regulatory bodies.
Our revenues are largely dependent on the single natural gas power generation facility that we operate. Any disruption to our single power plant, or a substantial portion of our other limited sources of revenues, would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations, as well as our results of operations and financial condition.
We may not be able to compete effectively against other companies, some of whom have greater resources and experience.
As the aggregate amount of computing power, or hashrate, in the bitcoin network increases, the amount of bitcoin earned per unit of hashrate decreases; as a result, in order to maintain our market share, we may have to incur significant capital expenditures to expand our fleet of miners.
Our future success will depend significantly on the price of bitcoin, which is subject to risk and has historically been subject to wide swings and significant volatility.
The bitcoin reward for successfully uncovering a block will halve several times in the future and bitcoin value may not adjust to compensate us for the reduction in the rewards we receive from our bitcoin mining efforts;
The digital asset exchanges on which cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, trade are relatively new and largely unregulated, and thus may be exposed to fraud and business failure, as demonstrated by recent shutdowns of certain digital asset exchanges and trading platforms, which has negatively impacted confidence in the digital asset industry as a whole. Such failures may result in a reduction in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and can adversely affect an investment in us.
The properties utilized by us in our cryptocurrency datacenter and hosting may experience damage, including damage not covered by insurance.
While no formal regulations have been proposed to classify bitcoin as a security, if regulatory changes or interpretations classify bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies as investment securities, and we hold a significant portion of our assets in bitcoin or acquire and hold such other cryptocurrencies, we may inadvertently violate the Investment Company Act or other securities laws. We could incur large losses to modify our operations to avoid the need to register as an investment company or could incur significant expenses to register as an investment company or could terminate operations altogether.
Regulatory changes or actions may alter the nature of an investment in us or restrict the use of bitcoin in a manner that adversely affects our business prospects, results of operations, and financial condition.
We are subject to risks related to Internet disruptions, which could have an adverse effect on our ability to host bitcoin miners and to mine bitcoin.
Maintenance, expansion, and refurbishment of power generation facilities involve significant risks that could result in unplanned power outages or reduced output and could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition.
Banks and financial institutions may not provide bank accounts, or may cut off certain banking or other financial services, to cryptocurrency investors or businesses that engage in bitcoin-related activities or that accept bitcoin as payment.
The impact of geopolitical and economic events on the supply and demand for bitcoin is uncertain.
Bitcoin miners and other necessary hardware are subject to malfunction, technological obsolescence, the global supply chain, and difficulty and cost in obtaining new hardware.
We are exposed to the impact of market price changes in bitcoin on our bitcoin holdings.
We may not adequately respond to rapidly changing technology.
A failure to properly monitor and upgrade the bitcoin network protocol could damage the bitcoin network which could, in turn, have an adverse effect on our business.
Over time, incentives for bitcoin miners to continue to contribute processing power to the bitcoin network may transition from a set reward to transaction fees. If the incentives for bitcoin mining are not sufficiently high, we may not have an adequate incentive to continue datacenter operations.
Our operations and financial performance may be impacted by fuel supply disruptions, price fluctuations in the wholesale power and natural gas markets, and fluctuations in other market factors that are beyond our control.
The risks described above should be read together with the text of the full risk factors described in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" and the other information set forth in this report, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, as well as in other documents that we file with Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Our business, prospects, results of operations or financial condition could be harmed by any of these risks, as well as other risks not currently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial. Certain statements in "Risk Factors" are forward-looking statements. See "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" above.
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