Company: CLSKW
Filing Date: 2025-01-22
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-007763
Chunk: 20

Company: CLEANSPARK, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-01-22
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 20
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 This is an advisory vote and, therefore, is not binding.

| THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION AS DISCLOSED IN THE ACCOMPANYING COMPENSATION TABLES AND THE RELATED NARRATIVE DISCLOSURE. |

#### CleanSpark142025 Proxy Statement
PROPOSAL 3

RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) has selected BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and has further directed that we submit the selection of the independent registered accounting firm for ratification by our stockholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting. BDO was engaged as our independent registered public accounting firm effective July 3, 2024. We dismissed our prior auditor, MaloneBailey, LLP (“MaloneBailey”), on July 3, 2024.

The Board considers the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm to be an important matter of stockholder concern and considers the proposal for stockholders to ratify such selection to be an opportunity for stockholders to provide direct feedback to the Board on an important issue of corporate governance. If our stockholders do not ratify this selection, the Board will reconsider its selection of BDO and will either continue to retain the firm or appoint a new independent registered public accounting firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine to appoint a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in our and our stockholders’ best interests.

We expect representatives from both BDO and MaloneBailey to be present at the Meeting. They will each have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM

As previously disclosed, on July 3, 2024, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of BDO as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements effective immediately. Accordingly, MaloneBailey, our prior independent registered public accounting firm, was informed on July 3, 2024 that it was dismissed and replaced by BDO as our independent registered public accounting firm.

Malone