Company: CIFRW
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001819989-25-000027
Chunk: 8

Company: Cipher Mining Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 8
---
 1-800 number and international number available on the website to assist you. Technical support will be available 15 minutes prior to the start time of the meeting and through the conclusion of the meeting.

#### How does the Board recommend that I vote?
The Board recommends that you vote:

• Proposal 1: FOR the nominees to the Board set forth in this Proxy Statement.

• Proposal 2: FOR the ratification of the appointment of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

• Proposal 3: FOR the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.

• Proposal 4: ONE YEAR , on a non-binding advisory basis, as the frequency of future advisory resolutions to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

<div align='center'>4</div>

How many votes are required to approve each proposal?

The table below summarizes the proposals that will be voted on, the vote required to approve each item and how votes are counted:

| Proposal                                                                                                                                                 |     | Votes Required                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |     | Voting Options   |     | Effect of       
 “Withhold” or   
 “Abstain” Votes |     | Effect of Broker Non-Votes |
| Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors                                                                                                                    |     | The plurality of the votes cast. This means that the two nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative “FOR” votes will be elected as Class I directors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |     | “FOR ALL”        
 “WITHHOLD ALL”   
 “FOR ALL EXCEPT” |     | None            |     | None(1)                    |
| Proposal No. 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                             |     | The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the votes cast (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) on such matter.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |     | “FOR”            
 “AGAINST”        
 “ABSTAIN”        |     | None(2)         |     | None(3)                    |
| Proposal No. 3: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers                                           |     | The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the votes cast (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) on such matter.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |     | “FOR”            
 “AGAINST”        
 “ABSTAIN”        |     | None(