# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001856028
**File Stem:** 0001140361-23-014672
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001140361-23-014672.hdr.sgml**: 20230330

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001140361-23-014672

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 6

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230330

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230330

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230330

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001856028
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 862759890
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-270966
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23777355

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 595 MADISON AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 28TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (212) 967-5294

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 595 MADISON AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 28TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022

#### As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2023
Registration No. 333-[●]

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

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#### <br>

### FORM S-8

#### REGISTRATION STATEMENT

#### UNDER

#### THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

#### <br>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>

## Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **86-2759890** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| **595 Madison Avenue, 29<sup>th</sup> Floor**<br> **New York, New York** | **10022** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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#### STRONGHOLD DIGITAL MINING, INC. OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)

#### Gregory A. Beard

#### Chief Executive Officer

#### 595 Madison Avenue, 29th Floor

#### New York, New York 10022
(Name and address of agent for service)

(212) 967-5294

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

#### Copies to:

#### Daniel M. LeBey

#### Shelley A. Barber

#### Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

#### 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor

#### New York, New York 10036
(804) 327-6300

#### <br>

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer <br> ☐ <br> Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒ <br> Emerging growth company ☒

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). ☐

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#### EXPLANATORY NOTE

#### <br>
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is being filed for the purpose of registering the offer and sale of an additional 6,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the "Common Stock") of Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), that may be issued pursuant to the Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the "Plan"). Except as otherwise set forth below, the contents of the registration statement on Forms S-8 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 26, 2021 (File No. 333-260497), which registered the offer and sale of 5,069,517 shares of Common Stock under the Plan, is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Registration Statement as permitted by General Instruction E to Form S-8.

#### PART I

#### INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

#### <br>
The Registrant will send or give to all participants in the Plan the document(s) containing the information required by Part I of Form S-8, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act. In accordance with Rule 428, the Registrant has not filed such document(s) with the Commission, but such document(s) (along with the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) shall constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

#### PART II

#### INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

#### <br>
**Item 3.** **Incorporation of Documents by Reference.**<br>

Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the Commission and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a part hereof:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form [10-K](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000162828022007706/sdig-20211231.htm) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Commission on March 29,
 2022;

(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on [May 16, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000162828022014513/sdig-20220331.htm), [August 18, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000162828022023190/sdig-20220630.htm), and [November 10, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000162828022029524/sdig-20220930.htm);

(c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on [January 6, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000185602822000002/sdig-20211231.htm), [February 4, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000185602822000022/sdig-20220131.htm), [April 14, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000185602822000043/sdig-20220408.htm), [April 22, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000185602822000046/sdig-20220422.htm), [May 19, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000185602822000054/sdig-20220515.htm), [June 22, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036122023849/brhc10039028_8k.htm), [July 25, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000185602822000057/stronghold-julyoperational.htm), [August 22, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000185602822000061/sdig-20220816.htm), [September 19, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036122033794/brhc10041977_8k.htm), [October 14, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036122037187/brhc10042920_8k.htm), [November 1, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036122039408/brhc10043553_8k.htm), [December 6, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036122044590/brhc10045141_8k.htm), [December 9, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036122045131/brhc10045291_8k.htm), [December 21, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036122046532/brhc10045744_8k.htm), [December 29, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036122047418/brhc10046078_8k.htm), [January 3, 2023](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036123000031/brhc10046173_8k.htm), [January 13, 2023](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036123001650/brhc10046672_8k.htm), [February 7, 2023](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036123004861/ny20006440x9_8k.htm), [February 24, 2023](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036123008579/brhc10048712_8k.htm), [March 13, 2023](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036123011434/brhc10049697_8k.htm), [March 21, 2023](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000185602823000013/sdig-20230321.htm), and [March 22, 2023](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000114036123012948/brhc10050133_8k.htm) (excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K);

<br> (d) All other reports, if any, filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

(e) Description of the Registrant's Common Stock included under the caption "Description of Securities" contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form [8-A](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000156459021051089/sdmi-8a_20211020.htm), filed with the Commission on October 19, 2021, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

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Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

**Item 8.** **Exhibits.**<br>

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| **Exhibit**<br> **<u>Number</u>**<br>| <u>Exhibit Description</u> |
| [4.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000156459021051744/sdmi-ex31_6.htm) | Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40931) filed on October 25, 2021). |
| [4.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000156459021051744/sdmi-ex32_7.htm) | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40931) filed on October 25, 2021). |
| [4.3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856028/000156459021051744/sdmi-ex102_48.htm) | Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40931 filed on October 25, 2021). |
| [5.1\*](brhc10050618_ex5-1.htm) | Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. |
| [23.1\*](brhc10050618_ex23-1.htm) | Consent of Urish Popeck & Co., LLC. |
| [23.2\*](brhc10050618_ex5-1.htm) | Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement). |
| [24.1\*](#SIGNATURES) | Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this Registration Statement). |
| [107.1\*](brhc10050618_ex107-1.htm) | Calculation of Filing Fee Table. |

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\* Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, New York on March 29, 2023.

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| **Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.** | **Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.** |
| By: | /s/ Gregory A. Beard |
| Name: | Gregory A. Beard |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman |

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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Gregory A. Beard as his or her attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments and to file such amendments thereto, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or each of his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 29, 2023.

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| <u>Signatures</u> | <u>Title</u> |
| /s/ Gregory A. Beard | Chief Executive Officer<br> and Co-Chairman<br>|
| Gregory A. Beard | (*Principal Executive Officer*) |
| /s/ Matthew J. Smith | Chief Financial Officer and Director |
| Matthew J. Smith | (*Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer*) |
| /s/ William B. Spence | Co-Chairman |
| William B. Spence |  |
| /s/ Sarah P. James | Director |
| Sarah P. James |  |
| /s/ Thomas J. Pacchia | Director |
| Thomas J. Pacchia |  |
| /s/ Thomas R. Trowbridge, IV | Director |
| Thomas R. Trowbridge, IV |  |
| /s/ Indira Agarwal | Director |
| Indira Agarwal |  |
| /s/ Thomas Doherty | Director |
| Thomas Doherty |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

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**Exhibit 5.1**

![](image00002.jpg)<br>

March 29, 2023

Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.

595 Madison Avenue, 29<sup>th</sup> Floor

New York, New York 10022

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the Company's registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of the offer and sale of up to an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Shares"), pursuant to the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2023, which Shares may be issued from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the "Plan").

In reaching the opinions set forth herein, we have examined and are familiar with originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents and records of the Company and such statutes, regulations and other instruments as we deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion, including (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) certain resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Company, (iii) the Plan, and (iv) such other certificates, instruments, and documents as we have considered necessary for purposes of this opinion. As to any facts material to our opinions, we have made no independent investigation or verification of such facts and have relied, to the extent that we deem such reliance proper, upon certificates of public officials and officers or other representatives of the Company.

We have assumed (i) the legal capacity of all natural persons, (ii) the genuineness of all signatures, (iii) the authority of all persons signing all documents submitted to us on behalf of the parties to such documents, (iv) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (v) the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, (vi) that all information contained in all documents reviewed by us is true, correct and complete, and (vii) that the Shares will be issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

Based on the foregoing and subject to the limitations set forth herein, and having due regard for the legal considerations we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, when the Shares are issued by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instruments executed pursuant to the Plan, as applicable, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

This opinion is limited in all respects to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion as to any other law or any matter other than as expressly set forth above, and no opinion as to any other law or matter may be inferred or implied herefrom. The opinions expressed herein are rendered as of the date hereof and we expressly disclaim any obligation to update this letter or advise you of any change in any matter after the date hereof.

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| **Vinson & Elkins LLP Attorneys at Law**<br> Austin Dallas Dubai Houston London Los Angeles<br> New York Richmond Riyadh San Francisco Tokyo Washington | 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 4700<br> Houston, Texas 77002<br> **Tel** +1.713.758.2222 **Fax** +1.713.758.2346 **velaw.com** |

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| ![](image00001.jpg) | **Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.** March 29, 2023 Page 2 <br>|

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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

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| Very truly yours, |
| <u>/s/ Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.</u> |
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. |

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## Exhibit 23.1

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#### Exhibit 23.1

#### CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 29, 2022, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in its Annual Report on Form 10-K of Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2021.

/s/ Urish Popeck & Co., LLC

Pittsburgh, PA

March 29, 2023

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## Ex-Filing

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#### Exhibit 107.1

#### Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

#### Form S-8

#### Registration Statement Under

#### The Securities Act Of 1933
(Form Type)

#### Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1 – Newly Registered Securities<br>

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| **Security** <br> **Type** | **Security Class Title** | **Fee**<br> **Calculation**<br> **Rule (3)**<br>| **Amount**<br> **Registered**<br> **(1)(2)**<br>| **Proposed**<br> **Maximum**<br> **Offering**<br> **Price Per**<br> **Unit (3)**<br>| **Maximum**<br> **Aggregate**<br> **Offering**<br> **Price (3)**<br>| **Fee**<br> **Rate** | **Amount of**<br> **Registration Fee** |
|  Equity | Class A common <br> stock, $0.0001 par <br> value per share | Rule <br> 457(c)<br> and Rule<br>457(h)<br>| 6000000 | $0.57 | $3420000 | $110.20 per $1,000,000 | $376.88 |
|  Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts |  | $3420000 |  | $376.88 |
|  Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets |  |  |  |  |
|  Net Fee Due | Net Fee Due | Net Fee Due | Net Fee Due |  |  |  | $376.88 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The Form S-8 registration statement to which this Exhibit 107.1 is attached (the "Registration Statement") registers 6,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Stronghold Digital Mining,
 Inc., a Delaware corporation, that may be delivered with respect to awards under the Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the "Plan"), which shares consist of shares of Common Stock reserved
 and available for delivery with respect to awards under the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock that may become issuable as a
 result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to the adjustment or anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) The proposed maximum offering price per share and proposed maximum aggregate offering price for the shares of Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement have been estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
 pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act based upon the average of the high and low prices of a share of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on March 27, 2023 (a date within five business days prior
 to the date of filing the Registration Statement), which was equal to $0.57.

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